Meanings
Origin
- LatinCaiatia
- Vulgar Latin*Caiatium
- ItalianCaiazzo
- EnglishCaiazzo
From Italian Caiazzo, possibly from an unattested intermediate form Vulgar Latin *Caiatium, ultimately from Latin Caiatia, under possible influence from Italian -azzo (“forming pejoratives and diminutives”), of uncertain origin. UTET confused it with Calatia. It is possibly related to the name Caieta (Ancient Greek Καιήτη (Kaiḗtē)), though it is not usually related to Greek while the latter is. The surname is from the place, and is also used as a diminutive of the personal name Caio.
More words from Italian, Vulgar Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 卡亞佐 /卡亚佐
- 卡亞佐 /卡亚佐 (Kǎyàzuǒ)Town in Caserta, Italy
Italian Caiazzo, Cajazzo
- CaiazzoTown in Caserta, Italy
- CajazzoTown in Caserta, Italy
Latin Caiatia
- CaiatiaTown in Caserta, Italy
Cite this entry
Caiazzo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caiazzo
“Caiazzo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caiazzo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caiazzo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caiazzo.
Source: Caiazzo on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.