Where does “sporcacciona” come from?

sporcacciona (Italian) comes from Italian sporcaccione, from Italian sporco, from Latin spurcus, from Proto-Italic sporkos, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ḱós, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

sporcacciona (Italian): feminine singular of sporcaccione; female...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of sporcaccione; female...

Ancestry of “sporcacciona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansporcaccionefilthy, disgusting; Filthy or disgusting person;...
2Italiansporcodirty, filthy, unclean, soiled; dirty, foul,...
3Latinspurcusdirty, foul, unclean; morally-polluted, base,...
4Proto-Italicsporkos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ḱós
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ḱósEvery word from Proto-Italic sporkos