Where does “appesantire” come from?

appesantire (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.

appesantire (Italian): to make heavy; to add heaviness, inconvenience,...

Definitions

  1. to make heavy; to add heaviness, inconvenience,...

Ancestry of “appesantire”, step by step

appesantire 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-ItalicI go
5Proto-Italicejō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Italian pesante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpesantepresent participle of pesare; heavy; oppressive,...
2Italianpesareto weigh
3Latinpensōto ponder, consider
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Italian A

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

Words derived from “appesantire

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Italic ejō