Where does “stozzatrice” come from?
stozzatrice (Italian) comes from Italian stozzare, from Old High German stōzan, from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
stozzatrice (Italian): slotting machine
Ancestry of “stozzatrice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | stozzare | to emboss; to slot |
| 2 | Old High German | stōzan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stautan | to knock, to bump |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |