Where does “ghiaiaiuolo” come from?

ghiaiaiuolo (Italian) comes from Italian ghiaia, from Latin glārea, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ghiaiaiuolo (Italian): someone who got gravel from a river (mainly the Po) to sell it

Definitions

  1. someone who got gravel from a river (mainly the Po) to sell it

Ancestry of “ghiaiaiuolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianghiaiagravel
2Latinglāreagravel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →