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Where does “stizzoso” come from?

stizzoso (Italian) comes from Italian stizza, 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.

stizzoso (Italian): irascible, irritated, angry

Definitions

  1. irascible, irritated, angry

Ancestry of “stizzoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstizzaanger, irritation, vexation, chafe
2Italianstizzo—
3ItaliantizzoAlternative form of tizzone
4Latintitiofirebrand
5Proto-Italictītjōheating
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end

Words derived from “stizzoso”

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