Where does “gomitolo” come from?

gomitolo (Italian) comes from Latin glomus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

gomitolo (Italian): ball of wool, cotton etc

Definitions

  1. ball of wool, cotton etc

Ancestry of “gomitolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglomusball-shaped mass; ball of thread, yarn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “gomitolo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin glomus →