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Where does “strabuzzare” come from?

strabuzzare (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek στραβίζω, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

strabuzzare (Italian): To roll

Definitions

  1. To roll

Ancestry of “strabuzzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστραβίζωto have distorted eyes, to squint
2Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

Words derived from “strabuzzare”

  • strabuzzamento
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