Where does “ramponieren” come from?
ramponieren (German) comes from Middle Dutch ramponeren, from Italian rampognare, from Old French ramposner, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
ramponieren (German): to damage severely; to destroy
Definitions
- to damage severely; to destroy
Ancestry of “ramponieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | ramponeren | — |
| 2 | Italian | rampognare | — |
| 3 | Old French | ramposner | to insult; to mock; to deride; to reproach; to... |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |