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Where does “spazzola” come from?

spazzola (Italian) comes from Italian spazzare, from Latin spatiāri, from Latin spatior, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spazzola (Italian): brush; hairbrush; inflection of spazzolare: ##...

Definitions

  1. brush; hairbrush; inflection of spazzolare: ##...

Ancestry of “spazzola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspazzareto sweep, or to sweep up
2Latinspatiāri—
3LatinspatiorI go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;...
4LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spazzola”

  • spazzolificio
  • spazzolare
  • spazzolatrice
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