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Where does “scapolo” come from?

scapolo (Italian) comes from Italian scapolare, from Vulgar Latin excapulare, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

scapolo (Italian): bachelor

Definitions

  1. bachelor

Ancestry of “scapolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscapolarescapular; to avoid, to evade, to slip away, to...
2Vulgar Latinexcapulare—
3Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
4LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicō—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “scapolo”

  • scapolo-omerale
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