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Where does “burattare” come from?

burattare (Italian) comes from Italian buratto, from Medieval Latin bura, from Middle High German biuteln, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil, from Proto-Germanic būdilaz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

burattare (Italian): To sieve or sift

Definitions

  1. To sieve or sift

Ancestry of “burattare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianburattosifter; first-person singular present indicative...
2Medieval Latinburabeam of a plough
3Middle High Germanbiutelnto sift
4Old High Germanbūtilpurse
5Proto-West Germanic*būdil—
6Proto-Germanicbūdilazpouch; bag
7Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “burattare”

  • burattatura
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →