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itsu - Etymological Basque Dictionary-French-Spanish-English
itsu
(Xth c.) Blind. From *ez-so "not see" ( through *etso >itsu)? Other possibilities: var. of istu "closed"? (cf. (h)etsi "id.".) or hits "pale". No link with lat. caecum (Lakarra).
(s. X) Ciego. De *ez-so "no ver" (por *etso > itsu) ? Otra posibilidades: var. de istu "cerrado"? (cf. (h)etsi "id.".) o hits "palido, tierno". No del lat. caecum (Lakarra).
(Xe s.) Aveugle. De *ez-so "ne pas voir" (par *etso > itsu)? Autres possibilités: var. de istu "fermé"? (cf. (h)etsi "id.") ou hits "pâle, terne". Aucun rapport avec lat. caecum (Lakarra).

itsusi
Ugly. Perhaps from its "pale, sad, bad looking".
Feo. Acaso de its "palido, triste, de mala apariencia".
Laid. Peut-être de its "pâle, triste, de piètre apparence".






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