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
- dirt, filth on clothes or skin
Ancestry of “loia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | loglio | darnel, tare; chaff |
| 2 | Latin | lolium | darnel, tare, cockle, lolium |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |