Where does “zaffamento” come from?
zaffamento (Italian) comes from Italian zaffare, from Spanish zafar, from Italian acciuffare, from Italian ciuffo, from Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.
zaffamento (Italian): plugging
Definitions
- plugging
Ancestry of “zaffamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | zaffare | to plug, to stopper (a bottle) |
| 2 | Spanish | zafar | To loosen; to untie; To come undone; to loosen... |
| 3 | Italian | acciuffare | to grab by the hair |
| 4 | Italian | ciuffo | tuft; bunch |
| 5 | Middle High German | schopf | — |
| 6 | Old High German | scuft | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skuftą | a bundle, hair |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewp- | tuft, cluster, hair on the head |