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Where does “abboccamento” come from?

abboccamento (Italian) comes from Italian abboccare, 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.

abboccamento (Italian): connection; meeting, interview

Definitions

  1. connection; meeting, interview

Ancestry of “abboccamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabboccareto bite or take with the mouth; to take the bait;...
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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