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

  1. to mess up; to fuck up

Ancestry of “scazzare”, step by step

scazzare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cazzo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancazzodick, cock, prick
2Italiancazzathird-person singular present indicative of...
3Latincattiapan
4Old High Germankeȥȥilkettle
5Proto-West Germanic*katilkettle
6Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
7Latincatīllussmall bowl, dish, or plate
8Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
9Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Italian are

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianareArchaic form of aere; plural of ara
2Italianaereair; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition
3Old Frenchaireappearance; semblance
4Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
5Proto-Italicāzeā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Italian S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianSsouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin catīllus