Where does “attanagliamento” come from?
attanagliamento (Italian) comes from Italian -mento, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
attanagliamento (Italian): gripping; A form of torture in which the body is...
Definitions
- gripping; A form of torture in which the body is...
Ancestry of “attanagliamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -mento | Forms nouns that represent the action of a... |
| 2 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 3 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |