Where does “scagliola” come from?

scagliola (Italian) comes from Italian scaglia, from Frankish skallju, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scagliola (Italian): A fine gypsum used for plaster modelling and...

Definitions

  1. A fine gypsum used for plaster modelling and...

Ancestry of “scagliola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscagliascale; flake, sliver; splinter
2Frankishskalljuscale, shell; scale; shell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “scagliola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →