Where does “fustagno” come from?
fustagno (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
fustagno (Italian): fustian
Ancestry of “fustagno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 2 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “fustagno”