Where does “uzza” come from?
uzza (Italian) comes from Italian uggia, from Latin odia, from Latin odium, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
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- A breeze, especially a moist, fragrant breeze at...
Ancestry of “uzza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | uggia | moroseness, crabbedness; boredom; shade |
| 2 | Latin | odia | nominative plural of odium; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | odium | hatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |