Where does “contrafiammeggiante” come from?
contrafiammeggiante (Italian) comes from Italian contra, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
contrafiammeggiante (Italian): that has flames on both sides
Definitions
- that has flames on both sides
Ancestry of “contrafiammeggiante”, step by step
contrafiammeggiante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian contra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | contra | Obsolete form of contro; third-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 3 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 4 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |
via Italian fiammeggiante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fiammeggiante | flaming |