Where does “acquattamento” come from?

acquattamento (Italian) comes from Italian mento, from Latin mentum, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

acquattamento (Italian): flattening of crops by the weather; crouching...

Definitions

  1. flattening of crops by the weather; crouching...

Ancestry of “acquattamento”, step by step

acquattamento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian mento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmentochin, mentum; first-person singular present...
2Latinmentumchin; beard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Italian acquattare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianacquattareTo bend or flatten crops
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Latin mentum →Every word from Italian mento →