Where does “baciannicchiu” come from?

baciannicchiu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian baciari, from Italian baciare, from Italian basciare, from Latin bāsiāre.

baciannicchiu (Sicilian): fool, silly, stupid, idiot

Definitions

  1. fool, silly, stupid, idiot

Ancestry of “baciannicchiu”, step by step

baciannicchiu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sicilian baciari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianbaciarito kiss
2ItalianbaciareTo kiss
3ItalianbasciareObsolete form of baciare
4Latinbāsiāre—

via Sicilian nicchiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliannicchiupussy, cunt, twat
2Italiannicchiofirst-person singular present indicative of...
Every word from Latin bāsiāre →Every word from Italian basciare →Every word from Italian baciare →