Where does “sfarzoso” come from?
sfarzoso (Italian) comes from Italian sfarzo, from Neapolitan sfarzo, from Spanish disfrazar, from Spanish desfrezar, from Spanish frezar, from Vulgar Latin frictiare, from Latin fricāre, from Latin frio.
sfarzoso (Italian): luxurious, opulent, sumptuous, rich, magnificent
Definitions
- luxurious, opulent, sumptuous, rich, magnificent
Ancestry of “sfarzoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sfarzo | luxury, pomp, grandeur, sumptuousness,... |
| 2 | Neapolitan | sfarzo | — |
| 3 | Spanish | disfrazar | to disguise; to dress up |
| 4 | Spanish | desfrezar | Obsolete form of disfrazar; to disguise |
| 5 | Spanish | frezar | to excrete; to spawn; to clean |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | frictiare | to scrub |
| 7 | Latin | fricāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |