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Where does “zufolatrice” come from?

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

zufolatrice (Italian): feminine singular of zufolatore; female...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of zufolatore; female...

Ancestry of “zufolatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzufolareto play the whistle; to whistle; to flute
2Vulgar Latinsufilare—
3Latinsībilāre—
4Latinsībilus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →