Where does “pingallo” come from?
pingallo (Galician) comes from Galician pinga, from Galician pingar, from Vulgar Latin pendicare, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pingallo (Galician): wattle; loose hanging skin
Definitions
- wattle; loose hanging skin
Ancestry of “pingallo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | pinga | drop, droplet; small portion |
| 2 | Galician | pingar | to drip; to drop |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pendicare | present active infinitive of *pendicō |
| 4 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |