Where does “sguainare” come from?

sguainare (Italian) comes from Italian guaina, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

sguainare (Italian): to draw or unsheathe (a weapon)

Definitions

  1. to draw or unsheathe (a weapon)

Ancestry of “sguainare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianguainasheath, boot; girdle; vagina
2Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
3Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →