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

  1. layering; feminine singular of margottato

Ancestry of “margotta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmargotte—
2Latinmergusdiver (loon), a kind of waterfowl
3Latinmergōto dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown
4Proto-Indo-European*mésgetito sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink

Words derived from “margotta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti →Every word from Latin mergō →