Where does “attingitoio” come from?

attingitoio (Italian) comes from Italian attingere, from Latin attingō, from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

attingitoio (Italian): dipper, ladle

Definitions

  1. dipper, ladle

Ancestry of “attingitoio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianattingereto pump or draw (liquid, typically from a pump or well)
2Latinattingōto come in contact with, touch
3Latintangōto touch, grasp
4Proto-Italic*tangō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →
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