Where does “squinternare” come from?

squinternare (Italian) comes from Italian quinterno, from Italian quinto, from Latin Quīntus, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

squinternare (Italian): to unstitch; to take or pull to pieces; to upset,...

Definitions

  1. to unstitch; to take or pull to pieces; to upset,...

Ancestry of “squinternare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianquinternoquinternion; exercise book
2Italianquintofifth
3LatinQuīntus—
4Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “squinternare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →