Where does “zaffare” come from?

zaffare (Italian) comes 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.

zaffare (Italian): to plug, to stopper (a bottle)

Definitions

  1. to plug, to stopper (a bottle)

Ancestry of “zaffare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishzafarTo loosen; to untie; To come undone; to loosen...
2Italianacciuffareto grab by the hair
3Italianciuffotuft; bunch
4Middle High Germanschopf—
5Old High Germanscuft—
6Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head

Words derived from “zaffare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuftą →Every word from Old High German scuft →
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