Where does “spiegone” come from?
spiegone (Italian) comes from Italian spiegare, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
spiegone (Italian): a long and pedantic explanation
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Ancestry of “spiegone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spiegare | to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account,... |
| 2 | Latin | explico | I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,... |
| 3 | Latin | plicō | to fold, bend or flex; to roll up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |