Where does “margottare” come from?

margottare (Italian) comes from Italian margotta, from French margotte, from Latin mergus, from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

margottare (Italian): To layer

Definitions

  1. To layer

Ancestry of “margottare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmargottalayering; feminine singular of margottato
2Frenchmargotte—
3Latinmergusdiver (loon), a kind of waterfowl
4Latinmergōto dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown
5Proto-Indo-European*mésgetito sink
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mesg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti →Every word from Latin mergō →