Italian word ghiaccio comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷl̥-, and later Latin glacies ((figuratively) hardness. Ice.)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʷl̥- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| glacies | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) hardness. Ice. |
| *glacia | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *glacia | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) ice. |
| ghiaccia | Italian (ita) | (archaic) ice. (rare, foods) icing, frosting. |
| ghiaccio | Italian (ita) | Ice. |