Where does “jettatore” come from?
jettatore (Neapolitan) comes from Neapolitan jettà, from Late Latin jectare, from Latin iactare, from Latin iacere, from Latin iaceō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
jettatore (Neapolitan): jinxer
Definitions
- jinxer
Ancestry of “jettatore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neapolitan | jettà | to hurl; to vomit |
| 2 | Late Latin | jectare | — |
| 3 | Latin | iactare | present active infinitive of iactō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | iacere | present active infinitive of iaciō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | iaceō | to lie prostrate, lie down; recline |
| 6 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |