Where does “nocciolaio” come from?
nocciolaio (Italian) comes from Italian nocciola, from Vulgar Latin nuceola, from Latin nuceus, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.
nocciolaio (Italian): hazelnut seller
Ancestry of “nocciolaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | nocciola | hazelnut, filbert; hazel |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | nuceola | — |
| 3 | Latin | nuceus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nux | A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | knuks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |