Where does “ghiro” come from?
ghiro (Italian) comes from Latin glis, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.
ghiro (Italian): dormouse , loir; sleepyhead
Definitions
- dormouse , loir; sleepyhead
Ancestry of “ghiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | glis | dormouse; A tenacious kind of earth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *gley- | — |