Where does “linciaggio” come from?
linciaggio (Italian) comes from Italian linciare, from English Lynch, from Old English hlinc, from Proto-West Germanic hlink, from Proto-Germanic hlinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.
linciaggio (Italian): lynching
Ancestry of “linciaggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | linciare | to lynch |
| 2 | English | Lynch | — |
| 3 | Old English | hlinc | hill, rising ground, slope; a bank separating... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlink | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlinkaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |