Where does “canigghiola” come from?
canigghiola (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian canigghia, from Vulgar Latin canilia, from Latin Canis, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
canigghiola (Sicilian): dandruff
Ancestry of “canigghiola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | canigghia | bran; freckles |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | canilia | things for dogs |
| 3 | Latin | Canis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |