Where does “fessa” come from?

fessa (Neapolitan) comes from Latin fissam, from Latin findo, from Proto-Italic findō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fessa (Neapolitan): vulva

Definitions

  1. vulva

Ancestry of “fessa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfissamaccusative feminine singular of fissus
2LatinfindoI cleave, break up, separate, divide, split
3Proto-Italicfindōsplit, cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic findō →
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