Where does “svolazzio” come from?
svolazzio (Italian) comes from Italian svolazzare, from Italian -azzare, from Italian -azzo, from Italian -accio, from Latin -aceum, from Latin -aceus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
svolazzio (Italian): A continuous fluttering
Definitions
- A continuous fluttering
Ancestry of “svolazzio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | svolazzare | to fly here and there without precise direction;... |
| 2 | Italian | -azzare | Used to form verbs with frequentative and... |
| 3 | Italian | -azzo | Used to derive nouns |
| 4 | Italian | -accio | Alterative suffix used to form pejoratives |
| 5 | Latin | -aceum | nominative neuter singular of -āceus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -aceus | -aceous; resembling, having the nature of,... |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |