Where does “vuotazucchine” come from?

vuotazucchine (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.

vuotazucchine (Italian): A kitchen knife, with a hollow blade, used to...

Definitions

  1. A kitchen knife, with a hollow blade, used to...

Ancestry of “vuotazucchine”, step by step

vuotazucchine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian vuotare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvuotareto empty; to drain
2Italianvuotoempty, vacant; gap; vacancy
3Vulgar Latin*vocitum
4Latinvacuusempty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,...
5Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
6Proto-Italic*-wos
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Italian zucchina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzucchinacourgette British, zucchini US
2Italianzuccapumpkin; marrow; squash
3Latincucutia
4Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -uusEvery word from Latin vacuus