Where does “vagliare” come from?

vagliare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin valliare, from Latin vallus, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

vagliare (Italian): to sieve, sift, riddle; to weigh up

Definitions

  1. to sieve, sift, riddle; to weigh up

Ancestry of “vagliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvalliare—
2Latinvalluspalisade; stake, pole
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “vagliare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Latin vallus →