Where does “ammoinare” come from?
ammoinare (Italian) comes from Spanish amohinar, from Spanish a-, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ammoinare (Italian): To coax; To flatter; To fidget
Definitions
- To coax; To flatter; To fidget
Ancestry of “ammoinare”, step by step
ammoinare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish amohinar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | amohinar | to cause displeasure, sadness, or melancholy; to... |
| 2 | Spanish | a- | A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that... |
| 3 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian moina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | moina | endearment; flattery; affectation |