salvietta

Italian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ser-

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *serwos

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti

Proto-Italic *serwijeti

Proto-Italic *serwijit

Proto-Italic *serwiō

Latin serviō

Old French servir

Middle French servir

French servir

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Middle French -et

French -etder.

French -ette

French serviettebor.

Italian salvietta

From French serviette, from French servir (“to serve”). Cognate with Piedmontese salviëtta, sarviëtta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /salˈvjet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: sal‧viét‧ta

Noun

salvietta f (plural salviette)

1. serviette, napkin

   Synonym: tovagliolo

2. washcloth or small towel

Anagrams

• listavate, stilavate, stivalate