Where does “farfalla” come from?
farfalla (Italian) comes from Swedish fälla, from Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
farfalla (Italian): butterfly; bow tie; pasta in the shape of...
Definitions
- butterfly; bow tie; pasta in the shape of...
Ancestry of “farfalla”, step by step
farfalla traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fälla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fälla | trap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fælla | to fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent |
| 3 | Old Norse | fella | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallijaną | to cause to fall, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Swedish får
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | får | a sheep; a sheep, a follower; an idiot |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fār | sheep |
| 3 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old Italian parpaglione
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Italian | parpaglione | — |
| 2 | Latin | papilio | butterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pal- | to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake |