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Where does “attraccare” come from?

attraccare (Italian) comes from Spanish atracar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

attraccare (Italian): to dock or berth or moor

Definitions

  1. to dock or berth or moor

Ancestry of “attraccare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishatracarto assault; to berth, moor; to rob
2Spanishá-—
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “attraccare”

  • attraccaggio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →