Where does “Sernicola” come from?

Sernicola (Italian) comes from Italian Nicola, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Ancestry of “Sernicola”, step by step

Sernicola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Nicola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianNicola—
2LatinNīcolāus—
3Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Italian ser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansersir
2ItalianmesserForm of address equivalent to signore
3ItalianmessereForm of address equivalent to signore
4Old Occitanmesermister, sir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →