Where does “guanto” come from?
guanto (Italian) comes from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
guanto (Italian): glove; condom
Ancestry of “guanto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | wantu | glove; mitten; glove |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wantuz | glove, mitten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wondʰnú- | glove |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
Words derived from “guanto”