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Where does “setaiolo” come from?

setaiolo (Italian) comes from Italian seta, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

setaiolo (Italian): silk spinner, weaver or merchant

Definitions

  1. silk spinner, weaver or merchant

Ancestry of “setaiolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansetasilk
2Latinsēta—
3Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
4Proto-Italicsaitā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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