Where does “sprezzatura” come from?
sprezzatura (English) comes from Italian sprezzatura, from Italian sprezzare, from Italian disprezzare, from Vulgar Latin dispretiare, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
sprezzatura (English): The art of performing a difficult task so...
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- The art of performing a difficult task so...
Ancestry of “sprezzatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sprezzatura | nonchalance; sprezzatura |
| 2 | Italian | sprezzare | To despise or disdain |
| 3 | Italian | disprezzare | to despise, scorn, disdain or slight; to... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | dispretiare | — |
| 5 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |