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Where does “agitazione” come from?

agitazione (Italian) comes from Latin agitatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

agitazione (Italian): agitation; unrest

Definitions

  1. agitation; unrest

Ancestry of “agitazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinagitatiomotion, movement, agitation; activity
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “agitazione”

  • agitazionismo
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