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Where does “sganasciare” come from?

sganasciare (Italian) comes from Italian ganascia, from Late Latin ganathus, from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

sganasciare (Italian): To devour or eat up; To dislocate the jaws of; To...

Definitions

  1. To devour or eat up; To dislocate the jaws of; To...

Ancestry of “sganasciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianganasciajaw; fishplate; brake shoe
2Late Latinganathus—
3Ancient Greekγνάθοςjaw; point, edge; type of stone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-—

Words derived from “sganasciare”

  • sganascione
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