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Where does “vaiolato” come from?

vaiolato (Italian) comes from Italian vaio, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vaiolato (Italian): speckled, spotted, variegated; pitted; blackish

Definitions

  1. speckled, spotted, variegated; pitted; blackish

Ancestry of “vaiolato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvaiovair; dark grey; dark gray
2Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
3Latinvārus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vaiolato”

  • vaiolatura
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