Where does “pesce sega” come from?
pesce sega (Italian) comes from Italian sega, from Italian segare, from Latin secō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
pesce sega (Italian): sawfish
Ancestry of “pesce sega”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sega | saw; wank, handjob; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | segare | to saw; to flunk; to masturbate |
| 3 | Latin | secō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |