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Where does “agghindare” come from?

agghindare (Italian) comes from French guinder, from Catalan guinda, from Spanish guinda, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.

agghindare (Italian): to spiff up; to dress up, deck out, doll up; to...

Definitions

  1. to spiff up; to dress up, deck out, doll up; to...

Ancestry of “agghindare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguinderto raise, erect; to hoist; to sway, hoist; to...
2Catalanguinda—
3Spanishguindasour cherry
4Proto-Germanicwīhsilōsour cherry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe

Words derived from “agghindare”

  • agghindamento
  • agghindarsi
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