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Where does “sciroccoso” come from?

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

sciroccoso (Italian): sirocco; unbearably hot and humid

Definitions

  1. sirocco; unbearably hot and humid

Ancestry of “sciroccoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansciroccosirocco
2Arabicشرقeast; Orient; verbal noun of شَرِقَ
3Arabicرsecond-person masculine singular active...
4Arabicرَأَىto see
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