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Where does “scommessa” come from?

scommessa (Italian) comes from Italian scommettere, from Italian commettere, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

scommessa (Italian): bet, wager, gamble; betting; challenge

Definitions

  1. bet, wager, gamble; betting; challenge

Ancestry of “scommessa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscommettereto bet or wager
2Italiancommettereto commit, do, make, perpetrate; to join or fit...
3LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
4Latincōn-—
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “scommessa”

  • calcioscommesse
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