schiatta

Meaning

Hyphenated as
schiàt‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskjat.ta/
Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *sclacta, derived from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slahtō, related to *slahaną (“to strike, hit”). Compare Judeo-Italian סְקֵילַאטַה (səqelaʔṭah /⁠schelatta⁠/). Cognate with Danish slægt (“family; lineage”), Dutch geslacht (“sex; gender; lineage; generation”), German Geschlecht (“sex; gender; type; lineage”), Polish szlachta (“nobility”), Swedish släkt (“extended family, relatives”).

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