Where does “ghiacciu” come from?
ghiacciu (Sicilian) comes from Italian ghiaccio, from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs — ice.
ghiacciu (Sicilian): ice
Definitions
- ice
Ancestry of “ghiacciu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ghiaccio | ice; icy, frozen, cold, gelid; first-person... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *glacium/a | — |
| 3 | Latin | glaciēs | ice |