Where does “vuotapozzi” come from?
vuotapozzi (Italian) comes from Italian vuotare, from Italian vuoto, from Vulgar Latin *vocitum, from Latin vacuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
vuotapozzi (Italian): A person employed to empty cesspits; A slovenly...
Definitions
- A person employed to empty cesspits; A slovenly...
Ancestry of “vuotapozzi”, step by step
vuotapozzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian vuotare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vuotare | to empty; to drain |
| 2 | Italian | vuoto | empty, vacant; gap; vacancy |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *vocitum | — |
| 4 | Latin | vacuus | empty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,... |
| 5 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Italian pozzo nero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pozzo nero | cesspool; An underground pit where sewage is held |