Where does “scuotipaglia” come from?
scuotipaglia (Italian) comes from Italian scuotere, from Latin excutiō, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
scuotipaglia (Italian): a part of a threshing machine used to grind hay
Definitions
- a part of a threshing machine used to grind hay
Ancestry of “scuotipaglia”, step by step
scuotipaglia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian scuotere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | scuotere | to shake, jolt; to gnash |
| 2 | Latin | excutiō | to shake out, shake off, elicit, knock out, drive out, cast off, strike off |
| 3 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
via Italian Paglia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Paglia | straw dry stalks |
| 2 | Latin | palea | chaff; The wattles or gills of a cock; dross |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |