Where does “Roccella” come from?

Roccella (Translingual) comes from Italian Rocca, from Gothic rukka, from Proto-Germanic rukkô, from Proto-Indo-European rukn-, from Proto-Indo-European ruk-.

Roccella (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Roccella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianRoccafortress, stronghold
2Gothicrukka—
3Proto-Germanicrukkôspinning wheel, distaff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrukn-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanruk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ruk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rukn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rukkô →