Where does “leccamento” come from?

leccamento (Italian) comes from Italian leccare, from Vulgar Latin *liccāre, from Proto-West Germanic likkōn, from Proto-Germanic lekaną, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.

leccamento (Italian): lick, licking

Definitions

  1. lick, licking

Ancestry of “leccamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianleccareTo lick
2Vulgar Latin*liccāre—
3Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
4Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic likkōn →