Where does “lisciatoio” come from?
lisciatoio (Italian) comes from Italian lisciare, from Italian liscio, from Latin lisius, from Polish Lis, from Polish Listopad, from Old Polish listopad, from Proto-Slavic listopadъ, from Proto-Slavic pasti — to protect; to shepherd.
lisciatoio (Italian): smoothing tool
Ancestry of “lisciatoio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lisciare | to smooth; to flatter |
| 2 | Italian | liscio | smooth, sleek, polished; simple; neat, straight |
| 3 | Latin | lisius | — |
| 4 | Polish | Lis | — |
| 5 | Polish | Listopad | — |
| 6 | Old Polish | listopad | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | listopadъ | leaf fall; time of leaf fall |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | pasti | to pasture; to herd; to fall |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pāˀstéi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂sti | to guard, to protect; to shepherd |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |