Where does “affittare” come from?
affittare (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin afficto, from Latin fictus, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.
affittare (Italian): to rent out, to let, to hire out something
Definitions
- to rent out, to let, to hire out something
Ancestry of “affittare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | afficto | dative masculine singular of affictus; dative... |
| 2 | Latin | fictus | feigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having... |
| 3 | Latin | fīgere | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | to stick into, pierce |
Words derived from “affittare”