Where does “segoso” come from?
segoso (Italian) comes from Italian sego, from Italian sevo, from Latin saevus, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂y-wo-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
segoso (Italian): tallowy
Definitions
- tallowy
Ancestry of “segoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sego | tallow; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Italian | sevo | Synonym of sego |
| 3 | Latin | saevus | Furious, ferocious, fierce, violent, barbarous,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y-wo- | to be fierce, afflict |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |