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

Definitions

  1. dirty, filthy

Ancestry of “nzivatu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliannzivarito dirty, to soil
2Siciliansivufat, sebum
3Latinsēbumtallow, grease
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Latin sēbum →Every word from Sicilian sivu →