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Where does “artigliare” come from?

artigliare (Italian) comes from Italian artiglio, from Old Occitan artelh, from Vulgar Latin articlus, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

artigliare (Italian): to claw

Definitions

  1. to claw

Ancestry of “artigliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianartiglioclaw; talon; first-person singular present...
2Old Occitanartelh—
3Vulgar Latinarticlus—
4LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
5Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “artigliare”

  • artiglio
  • artigliare
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