Where does “spicciare” come from?

spicciare (Italian) comes from Italian spiccio — quick; abrupt, brusque, brisk; small change.

spicciare (Italian): to complete, finish off; to attend to

Definitions

  1. to complete, finish off; to attend to

Ancestry of “spicciare”, step by step

spicciare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian spiccio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspiccioquick; abrupt, brusque, brisk; small change

via Old French despechier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdespechier—

Words derived from “spicciare”

Every word from Italian spiccio →