Where does “ammorbidire” come from?

ammorbidire (Italian) comes from Italian ire, from Latin ire, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

ammorbidire (Italian): to soften

Definitions

  1. to soften

Ancestry of “ammorbidire”, step by step

ammorbidire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianireplural of ira; to go
2Latinirepresent active infinitive of eō; to go
3LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Italian A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAwhen followed by a number
2LatinA—
3Etruscan𐌀and, also
4Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
5Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

via Italian morbido

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmorbidosoft, tender, mellow; docile, compliant; soft...
2Latinmorbidussickly, diseased; unwholesome
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—

Words derived from “ammorbidire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →