Where does “vattelappesca” come from?

vattelappesca (Italian) comes from Italian vattelo, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód — who.

vattelappesca (Italian): who knows, God knows

Definitions

  1. who knows, God knows

Ancestry of “vattelappesca”, step by step

vattelappesca traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian vattelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvattelo—
2Palivattito say
3GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
4Middle Low Germanwatwhat
5Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
6Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
7Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Italian A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAwhen followed by a number
2LatinA—
3Etruscan𐌀and, also
4Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
5Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

via Italian pesca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpescapeach; fishing; fishing boat
2Italianpescareto fish; to get; to draw
3LatinpiscorI fish
4LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
5Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →
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