Where does “zufolio” come from?

zufolio (Italian) comes from Italian zufolare, from Vulgar Latin sufilare, from Latin sībilāre, from Latin sībilus, from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- — to hiss.

zufolio (Italian): a whistling; a continuous whistle

Definitions

  1. a whistling; a continuous whistle

Ancestry of “zufolio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzufolareto play the whistle; to whistle; to flute
2Vulgar Latinsufilare—
3Latinsībilāre—
4Latinsībilusa hissing, whistling
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweysd-to hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweysd- →Every word from Latin sībilus →Every word from Latin sībilāre →