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Where does “scaglioso” come from?

scaglioso (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,...

scaglioso (Italian): scaly

Definitions

  1. scaly

Ancestry of “scaglioso”, 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,...
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