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
- rat snake, chicken snake; racer
Ancestry of “biacco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | biacca | white lead, ceruse |
| 2 | Old High German | bleih | pale, white |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blaik | pale, white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |