Where does “sgroppare” come from?
sgroppare (Italian) comes from Italian groppo, from Vulgar Latin *cruppus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
sgroppare (Italian): to untie, to undo (a knot, a tangle, a skein, etc.)
Definitions
- to untie, to undo (a knot, a tangle, a skein, etc.)
Ancestry of “sgroppare”, step by step
sgroppare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian groppo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | groppo | a tangle; a knot; a sudden cluster |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *cruppus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Italian groppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | groppa | back or rump (of an animal) |