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Where does “allettare” come from?

allettare (Italian) comes from Italian a-, from Italian staccare, from Italian distaccare, from Middle French destacher, from Old French destachier, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum — to give.

allettare (Italian): to attract, to entice; to lodge

Definitions

  1. to attract, to entice; to lodge

Ancestry of “allettare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiana-ad-; a-
2Italianstaccareto remove, take or take down; to tear out; to...
3Italiandistaccareto separate; to remove, detach, or take off; to...
4Middle Frenchdestacherto detach; to separate
5Old Frenchdestachierto detach; to separate
6Old Frenchdes—
7Old Frenchdeof; from
8Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
9Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
10Latindāre—
11Proto-Italicdidōgive
12Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
13Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “allettare”

  • allettamento
  • allettativo
  • allettante
  • allettantemente
  • allettevole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →