Where does “nzivatu” come from?
nzivatu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian nzivari, from Sicilian sivu, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
nzivatu (Sicilian): dirty, filthy
Ancestry of “nzivatu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sicilian | nzivari | to dirty, to soil |
| 2 | Sicilian | sivu | fat, sebum |
| 3 | Latin | sēbum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |