Where does “cuticagna” come from?
cuticagna (Italian) comes from Italian cotica, from Vulgar Latin cutica, from Latin cutis, from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
cuticagna (Italian): nape, scruff
Ancestry of “cuticagna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cotica | bacon rind, pork rind; Synonym of cotica erbosa |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | cutica | — |
| 3 | Latin | cutis | living skin; rind, surface; hide, leather |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kuH-t- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |