Where does “scaltrezza” come from?
scaltrezza (Italian) comes from Italian scaltro, from Italian scaltrire, from Late Latin calterire, from Latin cauterium, from Ancient Greek καυτήρ, from Ancient Greek καίω, from Proto-Hellenic *káyyō.
scaltrezza (Italian): shrewdness, astuteness
Definitions
- shrewdness, astuteness
Ancestry of “scaltrezza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scaltro | shrewd, astute; cunning, sly, slick |
| 2 | Italian | scaltrire | To make someone wiser or more expert |
| 3 | Late Latin | calterire | — |
| 4 | Latin | cauterium | A branding iron |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καυτήρ | branding iron |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καίω | I light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *káyyō | — |