Where does “pingue” come from?

pingue (Italian) comes from Latin pinguis, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

pingue (Italian): fat, chubby, plump; rich; fertile

Definitions

  1. fat, chubby, plump; rich; fertile

Ancestry of “pingue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpinguisfat, plump; thick, dense; dull, insipid, not...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “pingue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Latin pinguis →