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Where does “colto” come from?

colto (Italian) comes from Latin collēctus, from Latin colligere, from Latin colligō, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

colto (Italian): cultivated; cultured, well-educated, cultivated;...

Definitions

  1. cultivated; cultured, well-educated, cultivated;...

Ancestry of “colto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincollēctus—
2Latincolligeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latincolligō—
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “colto”

  • coltellino
  • coltellinaio
  • colta
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