Where does “sasso” come from?

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

sasso (Italian): stone, rock; stone, rock, boulder, pebble

Definitions

  1. stone, rock; stone, rock, boulder, pebble

Ancestry of “sasso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaxumstone, rock; wall of stone
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sasso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin saxum →