Where does “sganascione” come from?
sganascione (Italian) comes from Italian sganasciare, from Italian ganascia, from Late Latin ganathus, from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.
sganascione (Italian): slap in the face
Ancestry of “sganascione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sganasciare | To devour or eat up; To dislocate the jaws of; To... |
| 2 | Italian | ganascia | jaw; fishplate; brake shoe |
| 3 | Late Latin | ganathus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γνάθος | jaw; point, edge; type of stone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₂dʰ- | — |