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Where does “scazzottatura” come from?

scazzottatura (Italian) comes from Italian scazzottare, from Italian cazzotto, from Italian cazzo, from Italian cazza, from Latin cattia, from Old High German keȥȥil, from Proto-West Germanic *katil, from Proto-Germanic katilaz — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

scazzottatura (Italian): fistfight, brawl, punch-up

Definitions

  1. fistfight, brawl, punch-up

Ancestry of “scazzottatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscazzottareto beat up or thrash
2Italiancazzottopunch; first-person singular present indicative...
3Italiancazzodick, cock, prick; shit , jackshit , sod all ,...
4Italiancazzathird-person singular present indicative of...
5Latincattiapan
6Old High Germankeȥȥil—
7Proto-West Germanic*katil—
8Proto-Germanickatilazkettle, bucket, vessel
9Latincatīllus—
10Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
11Proto-Italic-elos—
12Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
13Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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