Where does “ammuffire” come from?
ammuffire (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.
ammuffire (Italian): to grow mouldy; to moulder, languish
Definitions
- to grow mouldy; to moulder, languish
Ancestry of “ammuffire”, step by step
ammuffire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian ire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ire | plural of ira; to go |
| 2 | Latin | ire | present active infinitive of eō; to go |
| 3 | Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Italian A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | A | when followed by a number |
| 2 | Latin | A | — |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via Italian muffa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | muffa | mould, mildew; noble rot, "Botrytis cinerea" |