Where does “pegno” come from?

pegno (Italian) comes from Latin pignus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pegno (Italian): pledge, security; token; earnest

Definitions

  1. pledge, security; token; earnest

Ancestry of “pegno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpignuspledge, mortgage; hostage; wager, stake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pegno”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Latin pignus →