Where does “zannata” come from?
zannata (Italian) comes from Italian Zanni, from Italian Giovanni, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.
zannata (Italian): A blow from a fang or tusk; A mark left by such a...
Definitions
- A blow from a fang or tusk; A mark left by such a...
Ancestry of “zannata”, step by step
zannata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Zanni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Zanni | a character type representing a servant who is either an astute trickster or a silly jester |
| 2 | Italian | Giovanni | John |
| 3 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Italian zanna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | zanna | the tooth of an animal; especially the tusk of an... |
| 2 | Latin | cēna | dinner, supper, principal meal (anciently taken at noon, afterwards later) |
| 3 | Old Latin | cesna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kertsnā | meal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kért-s-nh₂ | portion |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skert- | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |