Where does “teschio” come from?

teschio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin testulum, from Latin testum, from Latin Testa, from Latin testa — a piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

teschio (Italian): skull; death's-head

Definitions

  1. skull; death's-head

Ancestry of “teschio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latintestulum—
2Latintestumearthenware pot, vessel
3LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
4Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...

Words derived from “teschio”

Every word from Latin testa →Every word from Latin Testa →Every word from Latin testum →