Where does “zoticaggine” come from?
zoticaggine (Italian) comes from Italian zotico, from Ancient Greek ἰδιωτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
zoticaggine (Italian): boorishness, loutishness
Ancestry of “zoticaggine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | zotico | boorish, loutish; a lout, a boor; a peasant |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιωτικός | pertaining to or for a person not engaged in... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |