Where does “smorfia” come from?
smorfia (Italian) comes from Italian s-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
smorfia (Italian): grimace; face; smirk, simper; snarl
Definitions
- grimace; face; smirk, simper; snarl
Ancestry of “smorfia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | s- | un-, in-; de-, dis-, un-; API + bocca → sboccato |
| 2 | Latin | ēx- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
Words derived from “smorfia”