Where does “sforbiciato” come from?
sforbiciato (Italian) comes from Italian sforbiciare, from Italian forbici, from Latin forficis, from Latin forfex, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrdʰ-.
sforbiciato (Italian): past participle of sforbiciare
Definitions
- past participle of sforbiciare
Ancestry of “sforbiciato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sforbiciare | To snip, to cut |
| 2 | Italian | forbici | scissors; shears |
| 3 | Latin | forficis | genitive singular of forfex; shears |
| 4 | Latin | forfex | pair of shears or scissors |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrdʰ- | — |