Where does “tignoso” come from?

tignoso (Italian) comes from Latin tineosus, from Latin Tinea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- — to melt.

tignoso (Italian): wormy; mean, stingy; stubborn

Definitions

  1. wormy; mean, stingy; stubborn

Ancestry of “tignoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintineosuswormy, full of worms
2LatinTineaa destructive insect larva that attacks household items such as books or clothing; larva, maggot, caterpillar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂w-to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- →Every word from Latin Tinea →Every word from Latin tineosus →
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