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Where does “quaccola” come from?

quaccola (Late Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kwakklā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾- — to flee, escape.

quaccola (Late Latin): quail

Definitions

  1. quail

Ancestry of “quaccola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickwakklā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóǵ⁽ʰ⁾-tl-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ⁽ʰ⁾-to flee, escape

Words derived from “quaccola”

  • callet
  • quaglia
  • quagliodromo
  • quagliara
  • quagliere
  • caillette
  • cailleter
  • caille
  • quayle
  • quaile
  • quaille
  • quaille
  • quagghia
  • quaille
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