Where does “adoperarvi” come from?

adoperarvi (Italian) comes from Italian adoperare, from Late Latin adoperare, from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

Ancestry of “adoperarvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianadoperareto use; to act
2Late Latinadoperare
3Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
4Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂édEvery word from Proto-Italic adEvery word from Latin ad