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

  1. mudguard; splashback; dashboard

Ancestry of “paraspruzzi”, step by step

paraspruzzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian parare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianparareto adorn or deck; to protect or shield; to block
2Italianpettochest; breast
3Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
4Proto-Italicpektos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Italian spruzzo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspruzzospray, sprinkling, splash, dash, spurt, spatter;...
2Italianspruzzareto spray, squirt, sprinkle, spurt, splatter,...
3Middle High Germansprützento squirt
4Proto-Germanic*sprittōnąto disperse
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos