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Where does “tiracolo” come from?

tiracolo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish tiracuello, from Spanish cuello, from Old Spanish cuello, from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

tiracolo (Portuguese): strap crossing a person’s chest from one side of...

Definitions

  1. strap crossing a person’s chest from one side of...

Ancestry of “tiracolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtiracuellocross-body sword sheath
2Spanishcuelloneck; collar
3Old Spanishcuelloneck
4Latincollumneck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude
5Latin-issuffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...
6Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
7Proto-Italic-ā—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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