Where does “agghiacciare” come from?
agghiacciare (Italian) comes from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
agghiacciare (Italian): to freeze; to frighten; to be frightened
Definitions
- to freeze; to frighten; to be frightened
Ancestry of “agghiacciare”, step by step
agghiacciare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Italian A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | A | when followed by a number |
| 2 | Latin | A | — |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via Italian ghiaccio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ghiaccio | ice; icy, frozen, cold, gelid; first-person... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *glacium/a | — |
| 3 | Latin | glaciēs | ice |