Where does “scazzare” come from?
scazzare (Italian) comes from Italian cazzo, from Italian cazza, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz, from Latin catīllus, from Latin -lus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
scazzare (Italian): to mess up; to fuck up
Definitions
- to mess up; to fuck up
Ancestry of “scazzare”, step by step
scazzare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cazzo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cazzo | dick, cock, prick |
| 2 | Italian | cazza | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | cattia | pan |
| 4 | Old High German | keȥȥil | kettle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *katil | kettle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 7 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 8 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |