Where does “colaggiù” come from?

colaggiù (Italian) comes from Italian colà, from Italian Nicola, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

colaggiù (Italian): down there

Definitions

  1. down there

Ancestry of “colaggiù”, step by step

colaggiù traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian colà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolàthere
2ItalianNicola
3LatinNīcolāus
4Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
5Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
6Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Italian giù

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiùdown, downstairs, below; low, depressed, weak
2Late LatiniusumSynonym of deorsum
3Latindeosum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós