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Where does “semipazzo” come from?

semipazzo (Italian) comes from Italian semi-, from Latin sēmi-, from Proto-Indo-European sēmi — half; partially.

semipazzo (Italian): half-crazy

Definitions

  1. half-crazy

Ancestry of “semipazzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansemi-semi-, demi-, half-
2Latinsēmi-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēmi →