Where does “ippìcciu” come from?
ippìcciu (Sassarese) comes from Italian spiccio, from Italian spicciare, from Italian -are, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
ippìcciu (Sassarese): mirror
Definitions
- mirror
Ancestry of “ippìcciu”, step by step
ippìcciu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spiccio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spiccio | quick; abrupt, brusque, brisk; small change |
| 2 | Italian | spicciare | to complete, finish off; to attend to |
| 3 | Italian | -are | Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via Latin spīculum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | spīculum | little sharp point or sting |
| 2 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Late Latin speclum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | speclum | — |