Where does “addolcimento” come from?
addolcimento (Italian) comes from Italian addolcire, from Italian ire, from Latin ire, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
addolcimento (Italian): sweetening
Definitions
- sweetening
Ancestry of “addolcimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | addolcire | to sweeten; to soften, soothe |
| 2 | Italian | ire | plural of ira; to go |
| 3 | Latin | ire | present active infinitive of eō; to go |
| 4 | Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |