Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “addobbare” come from?

addobbare (Italian) comes from Old French adober, from Proto-Germanic dubilaz, from Proto-Germanic dubjaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

addobbare (Italian): to decorate; to dress up

Definitions

  1. to decorate; to dress up

Ancestry of “addobbare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchadoberto dub; to equip; to equip oneself
2Proto-Germanicdubilazpeg; dowel
3Proto-Germanicdubjanąto fit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “addobbare”

  • addobbamento
  • addobbatore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →