Where does “sgorgare” come from?

sgorgare (Italian) comes from Italian gorgo, from Vulgar Latin *gurgus, from Latin gurges, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

sgorgare (Italian): to gush, to spurt (out)

Definitions

  1. to gush, to spurt (out)

Ancestry of “sgorgare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangorgowhirlpool; vortex, eddy
2Vulgar Latin*gurgus
3LatingurgesA whirlpool; An eddy; A gulf, or a sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “sgorgare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃-Every word from Latin gurgesEvery word from Vulgar Latin *gurgus
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