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Specific of Bisceglie (BA) should derive from a nickname originated from a dialect word for miser, originated from the Latin term impeticula (cutaneous eruption) extended then to the meaning of who is not even washed to save.

Bibliographic source' "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/


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