Where does “scassapalle” come from?
scassapalle (Italian) comes from Italian scassare, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
scassapalle (Italian): A very boring or annoying person; a pain in the...
Definitions
- A very boring or annoying person; a pain in the...
Ancestry of “scassapalle”, step by step
scassapalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian scassare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scassare | To wreck or smash |
| 2 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 3 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 4 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 5 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 6 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Italian palla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | palla | ball; bullet, shot; testicles |
| 2 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 3 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 4 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 5 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 6 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |