Where does “scrammare” come from?

scrammare (Neapolitan) comes from Latin exclāmō, from Latin clāmō, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

scrammare (Neapolitan): to exclaim

Definitions

  1. to exclaim

Ancestry of “scrammare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexclāmōto exclaim or shout, cry or call out
2Latinclāmōto cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim
3Proto-Italicklāmāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāmāō →
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