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Where does “snobbare” come from?

snobbare (Italian) comes from English snub, from Middle English snubben, from Old Norse snubba — to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove.

snobbare (Italian): to snub or cold-shoulder; to condescend to; to...

Definitions

  1. to snub or cold-shoulder; to condescend to; to...

Ancestry of “snobbare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnubConspicuously short; Of the nose: flat and broad,...
2Middle Englishsnubben—
3Old Norsesnubbato curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove
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