Where does “Pochintesta” come from?

Pochintesta (Italian) comes from Italian in, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “Pochintesta”, step by step

Pochintesta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinin; to; into
2Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Italian testa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantestahead
2LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
3Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en
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