Where does “vigliaccheria” come from?

vigliaccheria (Italian) comes from Italian -eria, from Spanish -ería, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

vigliaccheria (Italian): cowardice; cowardly action

Definitions

  1. cowardice; cowardly action

Ancestry of “vigliaccheria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-eriaAdded to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place...
2Spanish-eríaTurns a noun into a store or restaurant that...
3Latin-āriaused to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Italian -eria