Where does “φουστανέλα” come from?
φουστανέλα (Greek) comes from Greek φουστάνι, from Italian fustagno, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
φουστανέλα (Greek): fustanella
Definitions
- fustanella
Ancestry of “φουστανέλα”, step by step
φουστανέλα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek φουστάνι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | φουστάνι | dress; woman, women |
| 2 | Italian | fustagno | fustian |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 4 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Greek έλα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | έλα | 2nd person singular perfective imperative form of... |