Where does “paraspruzzi” come from?
paraspruzzi (Italian) comes from Italian parare, from Italian petto, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
paraspruzzi (Italian): mudguard; splashback; dashboard
Definitions
- mudguard; splashback; dashboard
Ancestry of “paraspruzzi”, step by step
paraspruzzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian parare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | parare | to adorn or deck; to protect or shield; to block |
| 2 | Italian | petto | chest; breast |
| 3 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 6 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |
via Italian spruzzo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spruzzo | spray, sprinkling, splash, dash, spurt, spatter;... |
| 2 | Italian | spruzzare | to spray, squirt, sprinkle, spurt, splatter,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sprützen | to squirt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sprittōną | to disperse |