Where does “sturabottiglie” come from?
sturabottiglie (Italian) comes from Italian sturare, from Italian turare, from Latin obturo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
sturabottiglie (Italian): bottle opener; corkscrew
Definitions
- bottle opener; corkscrew
Ancestry of “sturabottiglie”, step by step
sturabottiglie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sturare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sturare | to unblock; to uncork |
| 2 | Italian | turare | to stop, plug; to cork, stopper |
| 3 | Latin | obturo | I stop up, block up; I assuage, allay |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |