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Where does “cinghiale” come from?

cinghiale (Italian) comes from Italian singhiale, from Italian singhiare, from Vulgar Latin singlaris, from Latin singulāris, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

cinghiale (Italian): wild boar; pigskin

Definitions

  1. wild boar; pigskin

Ancestry of “cinghiale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansinghiale—
2Italiansinghiare—
3Vulgar Latinsinglaris—
4Latinsingulāris—
5Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
6Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →