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Where does “cotennotto” come from?

cotennotto (Italian) comes from Italian cotenna, from Latin cutis, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cotennotto (Italian): A beef cut from the back of an ox

Definitions

  1. A beef cut from the back of an ox

Ancestry of “cotennotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancotennabacon rind, pork rind; The human skin; A tough...
2Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →