Where does “vagliatrice” come from?

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

vagliatrice (Italian): sifter

Definitions

  1. sifter

Ancestry of “vagliatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvagliareto sieve, sift, riddle; to weigh up
2Vulgar Latinvalliare—
3Latinvalluspalisade; stake, pole
4Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Latin vallus →