Where does “sfiondare” come from?

sfiondare (Italian) comes from Italian fionda, from Vulgar Latin *flunda, from Latin funda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

sfiondare (Italian): to throw with a sling

Definitions

  1. to throw with a sling

Ancestry of “sfiondare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfiondasling, slingshot, catapult, shanghai
2Vulgar Latin*flunda—
3Latinfundaa hand-sling; second-person singular present...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰondʰeh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →