Where does “idrovaglio” come from?

idrovaglio (Italian) comes from Italian vaglio, from Italian vagliare, from Vulgar Latin valliare, from Latin vallus, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

idrovaglio (Italian): a machine capable of classifying the particles in a suspension according to density and volume

Definitions

  1. a machine capable of classifying the particles in a suspension according to density and volume

Ancestry of “idrovaglio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvagliosieve; examination, scrutiny; first-person...
2Italianvagliareto sieve, sift, riddle; to weigh up
3Vulgar Latinvalliare—
4Latinvalluspalisade; stake, pole
5Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →