Where does “elencare” come from?

elencare (Italian) comes from Italian elenco, from Latin elenchus, from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος, from Ancient Greek ἐλέγχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʰ- — to revile?.

elencare (Italian): to list; to enumerate

Definitions

  1. to list; to enumerate

Ancestry of “elencare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelencolist, pile; directory, phone book; calendar
2Latinelenchuscostly trinket; refutation
3Ancient Greekἔλεγχοςargument of disproof, refutation; reproach,...
4Ancient Greekἐλέγχωdisgrace, put to shame; cross-examine, question;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʰ-to revile?

Words derived from “elencare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλέγχω →Every word from Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος →