Where does “cinghialetto” come from?

cinghialetto (Italian) comes from Italian cinghiale, 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.

cinghialetto (Italian): marcassin

Definitions

  1. marcassin

Ancestry of “cinghialetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancinghialewild boar; pigskin
2Italiansinghiale—
3Italiansinghiare—
4Vulgar Latinsinglaris—
5Latinsingulārissingular, unique, unusual
6Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
7Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo- →Every word from Latin singulus →