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Where does “dribblare” come from?

dribblare (Italian) comes from English dribble, from English -le, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

dribblare (Italian): to dribble

Definitions

  1. to dribble

Ancestry of “dribblare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdribbleIn various ball games, to move the ball,...
2English-leA frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating...
3Middle English-el—
4Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “dribblare”

  • dribblaggio
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