Where does “rebbiata” come from?
rebbiata (Italian) comes from Italian rebbiare, from Italian rebbio, from Old French rifler, from German riffeln, from German riffilōn, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
rebbiata (Italian): a blow from a pitchfork
Definitions
- a blow from a pitchfork
Ancestry of “rebbiata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rebbiare | to strike with a pitchfork |
| 2 | Italian | rebbio | prong (of a pitchfork), tine |
| 3 | Old French | rifler | to scrape off, tear off, flay; to plane, shave;... |
| 4 | German | riffeln | to groove; to ripple |
| 5 | German | riffilōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīfaną | to tear, rend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rēy- | thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,... |