Where does “piola” come from?

piola (Spanish) comes from Spanish limpio, from Latin limpidus, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- — to shine; to light, shine; glow.

piola (Spanish): thin rope

Definitions

  1. thin rope

Ancestry of “piola”, step by step

piola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish limpio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlimpioclean; broke, out of pocket
2Latinlimpidusclear, bright, limpid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂p-to shine; to light, shine; glow

via Latin pediola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpediola—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- →Every word from Latin limpidus →Every word from Spanish limpio →
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