Where does “pesce pietra” come from?

pesce pietra (Italian) comes from Italian pesce, from Latin Piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

pesce pietra (Italian): stonefish

Definitions

  1. stonefish

Ancestry of “pesce pietra”, step by step

pesce pietra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian pesce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpescefish
2LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
3Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—

via Italian pietra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpietrastone
2Latinpetrastone, rock
3Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- →Every word from Latin Piscis →Every word from Italian pesce →