Where does “allumare” come from?
allumare (Italian) comes from Italian lume, from Latin lūmen, from English -escence, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
allumare (Italian): to treat cloth with alum prior to dying it; To...
Definitions
- to treat cloth with alum prior to dying it; To...
Ancestry of “allumare”, step by step
allumare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lume | A light source; star; light, specifically |
| 2 | Latin | lūmen | light, source of light |
| 3 | English | -escence | a specified process or state |
| 4 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 5 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 6 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
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 |