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

Definitions

  1. nape, scruff

Ancestry of “cuticagna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancoticabacon rind, pork rind; Synonym of cotica erbosa
2Vulgar Latincutica—
3Latincutisliving skin; rind, surface; hide, leather
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-t-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuH-t- →Every word from Latin cutis →