Where does “tagliastracci” come from?
tagliastracci (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.
tagliastracci (Italian): rag cutter / chopper
Definitions
- rag cutter / chopper
Ancestry of “tagliastracci”, step by step
tagliastracci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian straccio
| 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 |