Where does “ghiaieto” come from?
ghiaieto (Italian) comes from Italian ghiaia, from Latin glārea, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
ghiaieto (Italian): gravel bed
Ancestry of “ghiaieto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ghiaia | gravel |
| 2 | Latin | glārea | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |