Where does “abbronzare” come from?
abbronzare (Italian) comes from Italian bronzo, from Italian bronzare, from Romanian bronza, from French bronzer, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
abbronzare (Italian): to tan
Definitions
- to tan
Ancestry of “abbronzare”, step by step
abbronzare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bronzo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bronzo | bronze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Italian | bronzare | To bronze |
| 3 | Romanian | bronza | to tan |
| 4 | French | bronzer | to tan, brown, catch a tan |
| 5 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 7 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |