Where does “roggia” come from?

roggia (Italian) comes from Latin arrugia, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

roggia (Italian): artificial drainage canal

Definitions

  1. artificial drainage canal

Ancestry of “roggia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinarrugiaA shaft and pit in a goldmine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rewk-to dig; to till
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rewk- →Every word from Latin arrugia →