Where does “margotta” come from?
margotta (Italian) comes from French margotte, from Latin mergus, from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.
margotta (Italian): layering; feminine singular of margottato
Definitions
- layering; feminine singular of margottato
Ancestry of “margotta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | margotte | — |
| 2 | Latin | mergus | diver , a kind of waterfowl; vine-layer |
| 3 | Latin | mergō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *mésgeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mesg- | to dip, sink |