Where does “scorciatoia” come from?
scorciatoia (Italian) comes from Italian scorciare, from Latin excurtiāre, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
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Ancestry of “scorciatoia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scorciare | to shorten |
| 2 | Latin | excurtiāre | shorten |
| 3 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |