Where does “scodinzolio” come from?

scodinzolio (Italian) comes from Italian scodinzolare, from Italian coda, from Latin cōda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

scodinzolio (Italian): continuous wagging (of the tail)

Definitions

  1. continuous wagging (of the tail)

Ancestry of “scodinzolio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscodinzolareto wag its tail of a dog
2Italiancodatail; queue; line; coda
3Latincōda—
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →