Where does “ascetismo” come from?
ascetismo (Italian) comes from Italian asceta, from Late Latin asceta, from Ancient Greek ἀσκητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ascetismo (Italian): asceticism
Definitions
- asceticism
Ancestry of “ascetismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | asceta | ascetic |
| 2 | Late Latin | asceta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀσκητής | monk, hermit; practitioner, monk |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |