Where does “legnare” come from?
legnare (Italian) comes from Italian legno, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
legnare (Italian): to beat with a stick
Definitions
- to beat with a stick
Ancestry of “legnare”, step by step
legnare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian legno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | legno | wood; sailing ship; woodwind instrument |
| 2 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 3 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
via Latin lignor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lignor | I fetch, collect, or procure wood or firewood |