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