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Where does “camuriusu” come from?

camuriusu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian camurria, from Latin gonorrhoea, from Ancient Greek γονόρροια, from Ancient Greek ῥοία, from Ancient Greek ῥέω, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

camuriusu (Sicilian): annoying person

Definitions

  1. annoying person

Ancestry of “camuriusu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliancamurriaannoyance, trouble, bother, nuisance; gonorrhea
2Latingonorrhoeagonorrhea
3Ancient Greekγονόρροιαgonorrhea; blennorrhea
4Ancient Greekῥοίαflow, flux
5Ancient GreekῥέωI flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
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