Where does “atterrare” come from?
atterrare (Italian) comes from French atterrer, from French a-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
atterrare (Italian): to land on a land; to floor; to land
Definitions
- to land on a land; to floor; to land
Ancestry of “atterrare”, step by step
atterrare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French atterrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | atterrer | to fell |
| 2 | French | a- | A prefix forming words, especially verbs, that... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Italian Terra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Terra | Earth |