Where does “spaccamaroni” come from?
spaccamaroni (Italian) comes from Italian spaccare, from Italian impaccare, from Italian im-, from Italian in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
spaccamaroni (Italian): pain in the ass, pain in the arse
Definitions
- pain in the ass, pain in the arse
Ancestry of “spaccamaroni”, step by step
spaccamaroni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spaccare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spaccare | to break, split; to rend; to chop |
| 2 | Italian | impaccare | To pack |
| 3 | Italian | im- | Alternative form of in-; into, in |
| 4 | Italian | in- | un-; in-; a- |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian marone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | marone | ball, bollock |