Where does “scannamento” come from?
scannamento (Italian) comes from Italian scannare, from English scan, from Middle English scannen, from Middle English scanden, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
scannamento (Italian): butchery, slaughter
Definitions
- butchery, slaughter
Ancestry of “scannamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scannare | to cut the throat of; to butcher, slaughter;... |
| 2 | English | scan | To examine sequentially, carefully, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | scannen | to mark off verse to show metrical structure |
| 4 | Middle English | scanden | Alternative form of schonden |
| 5 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |