Where does “pollastro” come from?

pollastro (Italian) comes from Latin pullastra, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pollastro (Italian): cockerel

Definitions

  1. cockerel

Ancestry of “pollastro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpullastraa young hen, pullet
2LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →