Where does “scassapagghiaru” come from?

scassapagghiaru (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian scassari, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

scassapagghiaru (Sicilian): disturber, troublemaker; thief, delinquent

Definitions

  1. disturber, troublemaker; thief, delinquent

Ancestry of “scassapagghiaru”, step by step

scassapagghiaru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sicilian scassari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SicilianscassariTo break; To wreck or smash; To destroy
2LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
3Latincommūnicōto impart, share
4Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
5Old Latincom(m)oinis
6Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Sicilian pagghiaru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianpagghiaruhaystack
2Sicilianpagghiastraw
3Latinpaleachaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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