Where does “lolla” come from?

lolla (Italian) comes from Italian lop'la, from Italian lopola, from Italian loppa, from Latin loba, from Ancient Greek λοβός, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

lolla (Italian): chaff, husk

Definitions

  1. chaff, husk

Ancestry of “lolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlop'la—
2Italianlopola—
3Italianloppachaff, husk; rubbish, junk; slag of cast iron
4Latinlobastraw of Indian millet; nightshade
5Ancient Greekλοβόςlobe of the ear; lobe of the liver; lobe of the...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Ancient Greek λοβός →Every word from Latin loba →