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Where does “squassare” come from?

squassare (Italian) comes from Italian s-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

squassare (Italian): To shake violently or jolt

Definitions

  1. To shake violently or jolt

Ancestry of “squassare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italians-un-, in-; de-, dis-, un-; API + bocca → sboccato
2Latinēx-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “squassare”

  • squassamento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →