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Where does “chilificare” come from?

chilificare (Italian) comes from Italian chilo, from English chill, from Middle English ichille, from Middle English Will, from Middle English William, from Anglo-Norman Willame, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

chilificare (Italian): to chylify

Definitions

  1. to chylify

Ancestry of “chilificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchilokilo; chyle
2EnglishchillA moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating...
3Middle Englishichille—
4Middle EnglishWill—
5Middle EnglishWilliam—
6Anglo-NormanWillame—
7Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
8Old High Germanhelmhelmet
9Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
10Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
11Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

Words derived from “chilificare”

  • chilificazione
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