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Where does “teppista” come from?

teppista (Italian) comes from Italian -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

teppista (Italian): thug, hoodlum, hooligan

Definitions

  1. thug, hoodlum, hooligan

Ancestry of “teppista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ista-ist
2Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
3Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
4Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “teppista”

  • teppistico
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →