Where does “ciottoloso” come from?

ciottoloso (Italian) comes from Italian ciottolo, from Italian ciotto, from Latin cautes, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- — to sharpen, whet; sharpen.

ciottoloso (Italian): pebbly

Definitions

  1. pebbly

Ancestry of “ciottoloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciottolopebble
2Italianciottopebble
3LatincautesA rough, pointed rock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₃- →Every word from Latin cautes →Every word from Italian ciotto →