Where does “pollivendolo” come from?

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

pollivendolo (Italian): poulterer

Definitions

  1. poulterer

Ancestry of “pollivendolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpollochicken; sucker, chump, dupe or patsy; pushover...
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 →
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