Where does “controchiglia” come from?
controchiglia (Italian) comes from Italian chiglia, from Spanish quilla, from French quille, from Middle French quille, from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil.
controchiglia (Italian): keelson
Ancestry of “controchiglia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | chiglia | keel |
| 2 | Spanish | quilla | keel |
| 3 | French | quille | skittle; pin, peg; demob |
| 4 | Middle French | quille | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | kegel | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kegil | peg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *kagil | — |