Where does “etichetta” come from?

etichetta (Italian) comes from French étiquette, from Middle French estiquette, from Old French estechier, from Frankish stikkan, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

etichetta (Italian): label (all senses), tag

Definitions

  1. label (all senses), tag

Ancestry of “etichetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétiquettetag, label; etiquette, prescribed behavior
2Middle Frenchestiquettesmall pole; small note
3Old Frenchestechierto attach, stick
4Frankishstikkan—
5Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “etichetta”

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