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Where does “tizzone” come from?

tizzone (Italian) comes from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.

tizzone (Italian): firebrand, live coal; A dark-skinned person,...

Definitions

  1. firebrand, live coal; A dark-skinned person,...

Ancestry of “tizzone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintitiofirebrand
2Proto-Italictītjōheating
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end

Words derived from “tizzone”

  • stizza
  • stizzoso
  • stizzo
  • tizzo
  • rattizzare
  • attizzare
  • attizzatoio
  • riattizzare
  • attizzatore
  • stizzosamente
  • attizzamento
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