Etymology Explorer β€Ί Italian

Where does β€œnastro” come from?

nastro (Italian) comes from Gothic πŒ½πŒ°πƒπ„πŒΉπŒ»π‰, from Proto-Germanic nastilō, from Proto-Indo-European ned- β€” to be wet; wet; to tie together.

nastro (Italian): ribbon; tape; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. ribbon; tape; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of β€œnastro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ½πŒ°πƒπ„πŒΉπŒ»π‰belt, strap, thong
2Proto-Germanicnastilōheadband; plait
3Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

Words derived from β€œnastro”

  • nastrare
  • nastratrice
  • nastratura
  • nastroteca
  • nastraio
  • nastrame
  • nastriera
  • nastriforme
  • videonastro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- β†’