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Where does “abbassabile” come from?

abbassabile (Italian) comes from Italian abbassare, from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

abbassabile (Italian): That can be lowered; lowerable

Definitions

  1. That can be lowered; lowerable

Ancestry of “abbassabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabbassareto lower; to press down; to dim
2ItalianareArchaic form of aere; plural of ara
3Italianaereair; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition
4Old Frenchaireappearance; semblance
5Latinārea—
6Proto-Italicāzeā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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