Where does “loia” come from?

loia (Italian) comes from Italian loglio, from Latin lolium, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

loia (Italian): dirt, filth on clothes or skin

Definitions

  1. dirt, filth on clothes or skin

Ancestry of “loia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlogliodarnel, tare; chaff
2Latinloliumdarnel, tare, cockle, lolium
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Latin lolium →Every word from Italian loglio →