Where does “scantucciare” come from?

scantucciare (Italian) comes from Italian cantuccio, from Italian canto, from Latin cantus, from Latin canere, from Latin caneo, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

scantucciare (Italian): to nibble

Definitions

  1. to nibble

Ancestry of “scantucciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancantucciosmall corner, nook; a small piece of bread etc;...
2Italiancantosong; singing; corner
3Latincantussung, recited; sounded, blew; chanted
4Latincanerepresent active infinitive of canō; second-person...
5LatincaneoI am white, gray or hoary
6Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
7Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
8Proto-Italic-ējō
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
10Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Latin -eoEvery word from Latin caneo