Where does “motosega” come from?

motosega (Italian) comes from Italian sega, from Italian segare, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

motosega (Italian): chainsaw

Definitions

  1. chainsaw

Ancestry of “motosega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansegasaw; wank, handjob; third-person singular present...
2Italiansegareto saw; to flunk; to masturbate
3Latinsecōto cut, cut off
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secō →Every word from Italian segare →