Where does “straccione” come from?
straccione (Italian) comes from Italian straccio, from Italian stracciare, from Vulgar Latin extractiare, from Latin extractus, from Latin extrāhō, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.
straccione (Italian): ragamuffin; beggar; plural of stracciona
Definitions
- ragamuffin; beggar; plural of stracciona
Ancestry of “straccione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | straccio | rag; mop, duster; wretch |
| 2 | Italian | stracciare | to tear or rip flesh; to tear up or rip up |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | extractiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | extractus | extracted, removed, eradicated, prolonged |
| 5 | Latin | extrāhō | to drag, pull or draw forth or out; extract, remove |
| 6 | Latin | trahō | to drag, pull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵʰ- | to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag |