Where does “zitellaggio” come from?

zitellaggio (Italian) comes from Italian zitella, from Italian zitello, from Italian zito — bachelor, single.

zitellaggio (Italian): spinsterhood

Definitions

  1. spinsterhood

Ancestry of “zitellaggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzitellaa spinster; an old maid
2ItalianzitelloA bachelor, especially a more mature one
3Italianzitobachelor, single
Every word from Italian zito →Every word from Italian zitella →Every word from Italian zitello →