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Where does “aspirante” come from?

aspirante (Italian) comes from Italian -ante, from Latin -āns, from Latin -ns, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön — sound, voice.

aspirante (Italian): present participle of aspirare; suction;...

Definitions

  1. present participle of aspirare; suction;...

Ancestry of “aspirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-anteUsed with a stem to form the present participle...
2Latin-āns—
3Latin-ns-ing; ending of the present active participle
4Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
5Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
6Hungarianönyou
7Hungarianön-self-
8Turkishönfront
9Ottoman Turkishاوك—
10Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “aspirante”

  • aspirantato
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