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Where does “autospanditrice” come from?

autospanditrice (Italian) comes from Italian spanditrice, from Italian spandere, from Latin expandere, from Latin expando, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — whale, sea monster; abyss.

autospanditrice (Italian): A self-propelled vehicle that spreads bitumen...

Definitions

  1. A self-propelled vehicle that spreads bitumen...

Ancestry of “autospanditrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspanditricespreader; gritter
2Italianspandereto arrange or spread uniformly on a surface; to...
3Latinexpanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinexpandoI spread out; I expand; I explain
5Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
6LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
17Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
18Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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