Where does “setoso” come from?

setoso (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.

setoso (Italian): bristly; thirsty; silky

Definitions

  1. bristly; thirsty; silky

Ancestry of “setoso”, step by step

setoso traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian seta

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

via Italian sete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansetethirst; plural of seta
2Latinsitisthirst; second-person plural present active...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

via Latin saetosus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaetosusbristly; shaggy
2Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “setoso”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- →