Where does “scalpare” come from?
scalpare (Italian) comes from Romanian scalpa, from French scalper, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
scalpare (Italian): to scalp
Definitions
- to scalp
Ancestry of “scalpare”, step by step
scalpare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian scalpa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | scalpa | to scalp |
| 2 | French | scalper | to scalp |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
via Italian scalpo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scalpo | scalp; first-person singular present indicative... |