Where does “scarpaio” come from?
scarpaio (Italian) comes from Italian scarpa, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
scarpaio (Italian): shoe pedlar
Ancestry of “scarpaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | scarpa | shoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skarpaz | rough |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerb- | rough, sharp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |