Where does “biacco” come from?

biacco (Italian) comes from Italian biacca, from Old High German bleih, from Proto-West Germanic blaik, from Proto-Germanic blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

biacco (Italian): rat snake, chicken snake; racer

Definitions

  1. rat snake, chicken snake; racer

Ancestry of “biacco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbiaccawhite lead, ceruse
2Old High Germanbleihpale, white
3Proto-West Germanicblaikpale, white
4Proto-Germanicblaikazpale, white
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰloyǵ-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰloyǵ-os →Every word from Proto-Germanic blaikaz →
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