Where does “zugâta” come from?

zugâta (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian zugâ, from Latin iocārī.

zugâta (Ligurian): game

Definitions

  1. game

Ancestry of “zugâta”, step by step

zugâta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ligurian zugâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianzugâto play; to gamble; feminine singular of zugòu
2Latiniocārī—

via Ligurian âta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurianâta—
Every word from Latin iocārī →Every word from Ligurian zugâ →