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Where does “fiaschetteria” come from?

fiaschetteria (Italian) comes from Italian fiasco, from Late Latin flasco, from Latin flasca, from Frankish flaska, from Proto-Germanic flaskǭ, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

fiaschetteria (Italian): A retail wine shop

Definitions

  1. A retail wine shop

Ancestry of “fiaschetteria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfiascoflask; fiasco; flagon
2Late Latinflascobottle
3Latinflascasmall cask
4Frankishflaskabottle, flask
5Proto-Germanicflaskǭa plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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