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Where does “pernacchio” come from?

pernacchio (Neapolitan) comes from Neapolitan vernacchio, from Latin vernāculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

Ancestry of “pernacchio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Neapolitanvernacchio—
2Latinvernāculus—
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “pernacchio”

  • pernacchia
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