Where does “pesce civetta” come from?
pesce civetta (Italian) comes from Italian civetta, from French chouette, from Old French çuete, from Old French choë, from Vietnamese chè, from Middle Chinese 茶, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹ — leaf; tea; flat object.
pesce civetta (Italian): flying gurnard
Definitions
- flying gurnard
Ancestry of “pesce civetta”, step by step
pesce civetta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian civetta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | civetta | owl; owlet; the little owl; flirt, coquette;... |
| 2 | French | chouette | owl; great, cool, swell; Exclamation when one... |
| 3 | Old French | çuete | — |
| 4 | Old French | choë | jackdaw |
| 5 | Vietnamese | chè | tea; a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding,... |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 茶 | — |
| 7 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 8 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 9 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |