Where does “anatrare” come from?
anatrare (Italian) comes from Italian anatra, from Vulgar Latin *anatria, from Latin anatem, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂t- — duck.
anatrare (Italian): To quack
Ancestry of “anatrare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | anatra | duck; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *anatria | — |
| 3 | Latin | anatem | accusative singular of anas |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₂t- | duck |