Where does “chilificazione” come from?
chilificazione (Italian) comes from Italian chilificare, 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 — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
chilificazione (Italian): chylification
Ancestry of “chilificazione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | chilificare | to chylify |
| 2 | Italian | chilo | kilo; chyle |
| 3 | English | chill | A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating... |
| 4 | Middle English | ichille | — |
| 5 | Middle English | Will | — |
| 6 | Middle English | William | — |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | Willame | — |
| 8 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 9 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |