Where does “bambineggiare” come from?

bambineggiare (Italian) comes from Italian -eggiare, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

bambineggiare (Italian): to be childish in one's behavior; to act childishly

Definitions

  1. to be childish in one's behavior; to act childishly

Ancestry of “bambineggiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-eggiareUsed to form verbs from adjectives or nouns
2Latin-izāre
3Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye
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