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Where does “efferatezza” come from?

efferatezza (Italian) comes from Italian efferato, from Latin efferatus, from Latin efferō, from Latin efferus, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin.

efferatezza (Italian): brutality, ferocity, atrocity; crime, atrocity

Definitions

  1. brutality, ferocity, atrocity; crime, atrocity

Ancestry of “efferatezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianefferatoheinous, ferocious, brutal
2Latinefferatusbrutalized; infuriated; enraged
3Latinefferō—
4Latinefferussavage; very wild, fierce or savage; wild, savage
5LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
6Latincommūnicō—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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