Where does “squalo volpe” come from?

squalo volpe (Italian) comes from Italian volpe, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

squalo volpe (Italian): thresher shark

Definitions

  1. thresher shark

Ancestry of “squalo volpe”, step by step

squalo volpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian volpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvolpefox, vixen; a crafty person
2Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
3Latinvolpēs—
4Proto-Italicwolpisfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

via Italian squalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansqualoshark
2Latinsqualusa kind of sea fish, thought to be a shark;...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →Every word from Proto-Italic wolpis →Every word from Latin volpēs →