Etymology of the English word squacco
the English word
squaccoderived from the Italian word
dialectderived from the Late Latin word
humilitas (insignificance, unimportance, degradation; lowness; shortness)
derived from the Late Latin word
humilis (low, lowly, small)
derived from the Latin word
humus (ground, soil, earth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhghem-Date
The earliest known usage of squacco in English dates from the 17th century.
