Where does “sbrancicare” come from?
sbrancicare (Italian) comes from Italian brancicare, from Italian branca, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.
sbrancicare (Italian): to grope insistently or several times
Definitions
- to grope insistently or several times
Ancestry of “sbrancicare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | brancicare | to grope, to paw |
| 2 | Italian | branca | claw; talon; branch |
| 3 | Late Latin | branca | footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw |
| 4 | Gaulish | vranca | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wrónkeh₂ | — |