Where does “sfarzo” come from?
sfarzo (Neapolitan) comes from Spanish disfrazar, from Spanish desfrezar, from Spanish frezar, from Vulgar Latin frictiare, from Latin fricāre, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.
Ancestry of “sfarzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | disfrazar | to disguise; to dress up |
| 2 | Spanish | desfrezar | Obsolete form of disfrazar; to disguise |
| 3 | Spanish | frezar | to excrete; to spawn; to clean |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | frictiare | to scrub |
| 5 | Latin | fricāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | frio | I crumble, rub, or break into pieces |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *friāō | — |
Words derived from “sfarzo”