Where does “lametta” come from?
lametta (English) comes from Italian lametta, from Italian lama, from French lamé, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
lametta (English): Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver;...
Definitions
- Thin wire or foil made of brass, gold or silver;...
Ancestry of “lametta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lametta | razor blade |
| 2 | Italian | lama | blade; lama; llama |
| 3 | French | lamé | past participle of lamer |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |