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Where does “pentola” come from?

pentola (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin pinta, from Latin picta, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pentola (Italian): pot, saucepan; potful

Definitions

  1. pot, saucepan; potful

Ancestry of “pentola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpinta—
2Latinpictanominative feminine singular of pictus;...
3Latinpingō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “pentola”

  • pentolaio
  • pentolata
  • pentolaccia
  • pentolame
  • sottopentola
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