Where does “spasciatu” come from?
spasciatu (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian spasciari, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
spasciatu (Sicilian): broken, ruined; ill; mad, crazy, psychopathic
Definitions
- broken, ruined; ill; mad, crazy, psychopathic
Ancestry of “spasciatu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | spasciari | To break; To ruin |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |