Where does “leccatura” come from?

leccatura (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.

leccatura (Italian): licking (especially repetitively)

Definitions

  1. licking (especially repetitively)

Ancestry of “leccatura”, 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 →