Where does “sgroppino” come from?
sgroppino (Italian) comes from Italian sgroppare, 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...
sgroppino (Italian): sgroppino
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- sgroppino
Ancestry of “sgroppino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sgroppare | to untie, to undo (a knot, a tangle, a skein, etc.) |
| 2 | Italian | groppo | a tangle; a knot; a sudden cluster |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *cruppus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |