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

asciugamano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian asciugare

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

via Italian mano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmano"diminutive:" manina; hand; band, company
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “asciugamano”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sug- →Every word from Latin sūcus →