Where does “sciroccato” come from?

sciroccato (Italian) comes from Italian scirocco, from Arabic شرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

sciroccato (Italian): weird; weirdo

Definitions

  1. weird; weirdo

Ancestry of “sciroccato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciroccosirocco
2Arabicشرقeast; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
Every word from Arabic رَأَى →Every word from Arabic ر →Every word from Arabic شرق →