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Where does “stizza” come from?

stizza (Italian) comes from Italian stizzo, from Italian tizzo, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.

stizza (Italian): anger, irritation, vexation, chafe

Definitions

  1. anger, irritation, vexation, chafe

Ancestry of “stizza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstizzo—
2ItaliantizzoAlternative form of tizzone
3Latintitiofirebrand
4Proto-Italictītjōheating
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end

Words derived from “stizza”

  • stizzosamente
  • stizzoso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- →