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
pesce sega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | sega | saw; wank, handjob; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | segare | to saw; to flunk; to masturbate |
| 3 | Latin | secō | to cut, cut off |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Italian pesce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | pesce | fish |
| 2 | Latin | Piscis | the Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *peysk- | — |