Where does “trafittura” come from?
trafittura (Italian) comes from Italian trafiggere, from Latin transfigo, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
trafittura (Italian): piercing, transfixion; wound; pain
Definitions
- piercing, transfixion; wound; pain
Ancestry of “trafittura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | trafiggere | to pierce; to produce a sharp, acute, or stabbing... |
| 2 | Latin | transfigo | I thrust through; I transfix |
| 3 | Latin | fīgō | to fasten, fix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |