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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

  1. bottle opener; corkscrew

Ancestry of “sturabottiglie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansturareto unblock; to uncork
2Italianturareto stop, plug; to cork, stopper
3LatinobturoI stop up, block up; I assuage, allay
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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