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Where does “zufolare” come from?

zufolare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin sufilare, from Latin sībilāre, from Latin sībilus, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

zufolare (Italian): to play the whistle; to whistle; to flute

Definitions

  1. to play the whistle; to whistle; to flute

Ancestry of “zufolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsufilare—
2Latinsībilāre—
3Latinsībilus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss

Words derived from “zufolare”

  • ciuffolotto
  • zufolatore
  • zufolatrice
  • ciufolare
  • zufolamento
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