Where does “zincatore” come from?
zincatore (Italian) comes from Italian zincare, from Romanian zinca, from Romanian zinc, from French zinc, from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz — to eat.
zincatore (Italian): galvanizer
Definitions
- galvanizer
Ancestry of “zincatore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | zincare | transitive; to galvanise; to coat with zinc |
| 2 | Romanian | zinca | to zinc |
| 3 | Romanian | zinc | zinc metal |
| 4 | French | zinc | zinc |
| 5 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 6 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 7 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |