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Where does “allergico” come from?

allergico (Italian) comes from Italian allergia, from German Allergie, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

allergico (Italian): allergic

Definitions

  1. allergic

Ancestry of “allergico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianallergiaallergy
2GermanAllergieallergy
3Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “allergico”

  • anallergico
  • allergicamente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →