Where does “ciuffolotto” come from?

ciuffolotto (Italian) comes from Italian ciufolare, from Italian zufolare, from Vulgar Latin sufilare, from Latin sībilāre, from Latin sībilus, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

ciuffolotto (Italian): Eurasian bullfinch, bullfinch

Definitions

  1. Eurasian bullfinch, bullfinch

Ancestry of “ciuffolotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianciufolare—
2Italianzufolareto play the whistle; to whistle; to flute
3Vulgar Latinsufilare—
4Latinsībilāre—
5Latinsībilusa hissing, whistling
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Latin sībilus →Every word from Latin sībilāre →