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Where does “guantato” come from?

guantato (Italian) comes from Italian guanto, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

guantato (Italian): covered by a glove; gloved, wearing gloves

Definitions

  1. covered by a glove; gloved, wearing gloves

Ancestry of “guantato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianguantoglove; condom
2Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
3Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
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