Where does “anticrepuscolo” come from?

anticrepuscolo (Italian) comes from Italian anti, from Italian ante, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

anticrepuscolo (Italian): an optical phenomenon, sometimes occurring at dusk, consisting in coloured/colored stripes running parallel to the horizon

Definitions

  1. an optical phenomenon, sometimes occurring at dusk, consisting in coloured/colored stripes running parallel to the horizon

Ancestry of “anticrepuscolo”, step by step

anticrepuscolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianantiAlternative form of ante; before, in front of
2Italiananteafore, ere; before, earlier; rather than,...
3Latinantebefore, in front, forwards; before; before,...
4Ancient Greekκλίσιςbending, inclination; a lying down; a place for...
5Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
6Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Italian crepuscolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrepuscolotwilight; dusk
2Latincrepusculumtwilight, evening, dusk; darkness
3Latincreperdusky, dark; uncertain, doubtful, obscure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek κλίσις
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