Where does “Punchinello” come from?

Punchinello (English) comes from Italian Pulcinella, from Latin pūlicem, from Proto-Indo-European *plus-.

Ancestry of “Punchinello”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	Pulcinella	—
2	Latin	pūlicem	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	*plus-	—

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