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Where does “strapazzare” come from?

strapazzare (Italian) comes from Italian stra-, from Latin extrā, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.

strapazzare (Italian): to handle roughly; to rough up; to maltreat ,...

Definitions

  1. to handle roughly; to rough up; to maltreat ,...

Ancestry of “strapazzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstra-prefix used to indicate excessiveness,...
2Latinextrā—
3LatinexterOn the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...
4Proto-Italic*eksteros—

Words derived from “strapazzare”

  • strapazzo
  • strapazzoso
  • Strapaze
  • strapazieren
  • штрапац
  • štrapac
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