Where does “agghindamento” come from?
agghindamento (Italian) comes from Italian agghindare, from French guinder, from Catalan guinda, from Spanish guinda, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
agghindamento (Italian): dressing up
Ancestry of “agghindamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | agghindare | to spiff up; to dress up, deck out, doll up; to... |
| 2 | French | guinder | to raise, erect; to hoist; to sway, hoist; to... |
| 3 | Catalan | guinda | — |
| 4 | Spanish | guinda | sour cherry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīhsilō | sour cherry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |