Where does “rocchetto” come from?

rocchetto (Italian) comes from Italian Rocca, from Gothic rukka, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

rocchetto (Italian): spool; reel; coil

Definitions

  1. spool; reel; coil

Ancestry of “rocchetto”, step by step

rocchetto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Rocca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianRoccafortress, stronghold
2Gothicrukka
3Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-

via Medieval Latin roccus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinroccus

Words derived from “rocchetto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk-