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Where does “bindolo” come from?

bindolo (Italian) comes from Italian binda, from Old High German winda, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

bindolo (Italian): water wheel; winder; trick, chicanery

Definitions

  1. water wheel; winder; trick, chicanery

Ancestry of “bindolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbindajack
2Old High Germanwindawinch
3Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “bindolo”

  • abbindolare
  • abbindolamento
  • abbindolatore
  • abbindolatura
  • bindoleria
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