sfiga etymology

Italian word sfiga comes from Italian s-, Italian figa ((vulgar, chiefly, Northern Italy).)

Detailed word origin of sfiga

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
s- Italian (ita) Reduced form of dis-.. Used as an intensifier.. Used in a privative sense: a-, de-, un-.. Used to derive verbs from a noun, adjective or verb.. Used to express a pejorative sense.. Used to form verbs that have a sense of undoing an action: de-, dis-, un-.. Used to form verbs with a sense of exit, separation: dis-, ex-, trans-.. Used to form words that have an opposing sense: un-, in-.
figa Italian (ita) (vulgar, chiefly, Northern Italy).
sfiga Italian (ita) (slang, vulgar) bad luck.

Words with the same origin as sfiga

Descendants of s-
escludere escluso sbattere sbrigare scaricare scommessa scommettere scomparire sconosciuto scoprire scordare sfida sforzo smettere sparire spezzare spezzato spiaggia spietato sportello spostare svenire sviluppo svolgere