Where does “spruzzo” come from?

spruzzo (Italian) comes from Italian spruzzare, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną — to disperse.

spruzzo (Italian): spray, sprinkling, splash, dash, spurt, spatter;...

Definitions

  1. spray, sprinkling, splash, dash, spurt, spatter;...

Ancestry of “spruzzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspruzzareto spray, squirt, sprinkle, spurt, splatter,...
2Middle High Germansprützento squirt
3Proto-Germanic*sprittōnąto disperse

Words derived from “spruzzo”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną →Every word from Middle High German sprützen →Every word from Italian spruzzare →