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Where does “asciugamano” come from?

asciugamano (Italian) comes from Italian asciugare, from Latin exsūcāre, from Latin sūcus, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

asciugamano (Italian): handtowel

Definitions

  1. handtowel

Ancestry of “asciugamano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianasciugareto dry, to wipe, to mop
2Latinexsūcāre—
3Latinsūcus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “asciugamano”

  • portasciugamani
  • asciugamani
  • шугаман
  • šugaman
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