Where does “pulcinaio” come from?
pulcinaio (Italian) comes from Italian pulcino, from Latin pullicēnus, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
pulcinaio (Italian): chicken coop
Definitions
- chicken coop
Ancestry of “pulcinaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pulcino | chick; peeper |
| 2 | Latin | pullicēnus | a chick, chicken |
| 3 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |