Where does “sasseto” come from?

sasseto (Italian) comes from Italian Sasso, from Latin saxum, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sasseto (Italian): stony ground

Definitions

  1. stony ground

Ancestry of “sasseto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianSassostone, rock
2Latinsaxumstone, rock; wall of stone
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin saxum →Every word from Italian Sasso →