English
Pozzi
Pozzi comes from Italian pozzo ‘well’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *paw- ‘to strike’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*paw-‘to strike’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEputeus‘well’
- Italianc. 1300–presentpozzoas pozzi‘well’
- EnglishtodayPozzi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*paw-‘to strike’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEputeus‘well’
- Italianc. 1300–presentpozzoas pozzi‘well’
- EnglishtodayPozzi
Linked words
through Latin puteus ‘well’
Today it means
name A surname from Italian
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *paw- / Pozzi