Where does “pentolame” come from?
pentolame (Italian) comes from Italian pentola, from Vulgar Latin pinta, from Latin picta, from Latin pingō, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
pentolame (Italian): pots and pans
Ancestry of “pentolame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pentola | pot, saucepan; potful |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pinta | — |
| 3 | Latin | picta | nominative feminine singular of pictus;... |
| 4 | Latin | pingō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |