Where does “sgobboneria” come from?
sgobboneria (Italian) comes from Italian sgobbone, from Italian sgobbare, from Italian gobbo, from Latin gubbus, from Latin gibbus, from Latin gibber, from Proto-Indo-European geybʰ- — to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew.
sgobboneria (Italian): hardworkingness
Definitions
- hardworkingness
Ancestry of “sgobboneria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sgobbone | hard worker; workaholic |
| 2 | Italian | sgobbare | to slog or slave away work very hard |
| 3 | Italian | gobbo | hunchbacked; hunchback |
| 4 | Latin | gubbus | — |
| 5 | Latin | gibbus | humped, hunched, gibbous; a hump, hunch on the... |
| 6 | Latin | gibber | humpbacked, hunchbacked; a hump, hunch on the... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | geybʰ- | to quarrel, dispute; bowed, curved, crooked, skew |