Where does “'mmucciari” come from?
'mmucciari (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian ammucciari, from French musser, from Middle French musser, from Old French muchier, from Frankish mukjan, from Proto-Germanic mūk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mūg- — swindler, thief; to rob, steal.
Ancestry of “'mmucciari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sicilian | ammucciari | to hide something |
| 2 | French | musser | to hide; to squeeze through |
| 3 | Middle French | musser | — |
| 4 | Old French | muchier | — |
| 5 | Frankish | mukjan | to hide, conceal oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mūk- | to lie in ambush; skulk; hide; waylay; to steal;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mūg- | swindler, thief; to rob, steal |