Where does “quercite” come from?

quercite (Italian) comes from Italian quercia, from Latin quercea, from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

quercite (Italian): quercite, quercitol

Definitions

  1. quercite, quercitol

Ancestry of “quercite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquerciaoak; the wood of such a tree; a strong or...
2Latinquerceainflection of querceus: ## nominative/vocative...
3LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
4Proto-Italickʷerkus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷerkus →