Where does “attorniamento” come from?
attorniamento (Italian) comes from Italian attorniare, from Italian attorno, from Italian torno, from Italian tornio, from Old Swedish þorn, from Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic þurnuz, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
attorniamento (Italian): surrounding, encompassing; encirclement
Definitions
- surrounding, encompassing; encirclement
Ancestry of “attorniamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | attorniare | to surround or encircle; to deceive |
| 2 | Italian | attorno | around |
| 3 | Italian | torno | archaic form of tornio; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Italian | tornio | lathe |
| 5 | Old Swedish | þorn | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | þorn | thorn; spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þurnuz | thorn, briar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥nós | sharp, stiff |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |