Where does “fustagnaio” come from?

fustagnaio (Italian) comes from Italian fustagno, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

fustagnaio (Italian): a maker or seller of fustian

Definitions

  1. a maker or seller of fustian

Ancestry of “fustagnaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfustagnofustian
2Medieval Latinfustaneum—
3Latinfustisa knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Latin fustis →
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