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Where does “succhiotto” come from?

succhiotto (Italian) comes from Italian succhiare, from Vulgar Latin *succulāre, from Latin sūcus, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

succhiotto (Italian): love bite, hickey; pacifier

Definitions

  1. love bite, hickey; pacifier

Ancestry of “succhiotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansucchiareto suck
2Vulgar Latin*succulāre—
3Latinsūcus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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