Where does “avvicinare” come from?
avvicinare (Italian) comes from Italian vicino, from Vulgar Latin vecinus, from Latin vīcīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
avvicinare (Italian): to move near, move closer, bring near; to...
Definitions
- to move near, move closer, bring near; to...
Ancestry of “avvicinare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | vicino | near, close; near; neighbour, neighbourhood |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | vecinus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīcīnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “avvicinare”