Where does “erpicatura” come from?

erpicatura (Italian) comes from Italian erpicare, from Italian erpice, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

erpicatura (Italian): harrowing

Definitions

  1. harrowing

Ancestry of “erpicatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianerpicareto harrow (the soil), to work with a harrow
2Italianerpiceharrow
3Latinhirpexharrow
4Latinhirpuswolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →Every word from Latin hirpus →Every word from Latin hirpex →