Where does “abbronzarsi” come from?
abbronzarsi (Italian) comes from Italian abbronzare, 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...
abbronzarsi (Italian): to tan
Definitions
- to tan
Ancestry of “abbronzarsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | abbronzare | to tan |
| 2 | Italian | bronzo | bronze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Italian | bronzare | To bronze |
| 4 | Romanian | bronza | to tan |
| 5 | French | bronzer | to tan, brown, catch a tan |
| 6 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 8 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |