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Where does “scolapiatti” come from?

scolapiatti (Italian) comes from Italian scolare, from French scolaire, from Latin scholāris, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή, from Proto-Hellenic skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

scolapiatti (Italian): drainer, draining board; dish or plate rack

Definitions

  1. drainer, draining board; dish or plate rack

Ancestry of “scolapiatti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscolareto drain; to drip; plural of scolara
2Frenchscolaireschool; scholastic, academic; textbooklike,...
3Latinscholāris—
4LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
5Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
6Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
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