Where does “affievolire” come from?

affievolire (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.

affievolire (Italian): to weaken; to make faint; to deaden, blunt

Definitions

  1. to weaken; to make faint; to deaden, blunt

Ancestry of “affievolire”, step by step

affievolire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianireplural of ira; to go
2Latinirepresent active infinitive of eō; to go
3LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Italian fievole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfievoledim; weak
2Latinflēbilislamentable
3Latinfleōto weep, cry
4Proto-Italicflēōweep, cry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-to bleat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Italian A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAwhen followed by a number
2LatinA—
3Etruscan𐌀and, also
4Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
5Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from “affievolire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →