Where does “scaglia” come from?

scaglia (English) comes from Italian scaglia, from Frankish skallju, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scaglia (English): A reddish variety of limestone

Definitions

  1. A reddish variety of limestone

Ancestry of “scaglia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscagliascale; flake, sliver; splinter
2Frankishskalljuscale, shell; scale; shell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →