Where does “piegoso” come from?
piegoso (Italian) comes from Italian piega, from Italian piegare, from Latin plicare, from Latin plico, from Proto-Italic plekāō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
piegoso (Italian): folded
Definitions
- folded
Ancestry of “piegoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piega | fold; pleat; crease |
| 2 | Italian | piegare | to fold; to fold up; to bend |
| 3 | Latin | plicare | present active infinitive of plicō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | plico | I fold, bend or flex; I roll up; I arrive |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plekāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |