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Where does “elenco” come from?

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

elenco (Italian): list, pile; directory, phone book; calendar

Definitions

  1. list, pile; directory, phone book; calendar

Ancestry of “elenco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “elenco”

  • elenchi
  • elencare
  • elencabile
  • avantielenco
  • elenco
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