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Where does “arruffianamento” come from?

arruffianamento (Italian) comes from Italian -mento, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

arruffianamento (Italian): pandering; toadyism

Definitions

  1. pandering; toadyism

Ancestry of “arruffianamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-mentoForms nouns that represent the action of a...
2Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
3Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →