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Where does “strillone” come from?

strillone (Italian) comes from Italian strillare, from Italian stridulare, from Latin strīdere.

strillone (Italian): newspaper seller; newsboy, paperboy; barker

Definitions

  1. newspaper seller; newsboy, paperboy; barker

Ancestry of “strillone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstrillareto scream; to squall
2ItalianstridulareTo stridulate
3Latinstrīdere—
Every word from Latin strīdere →