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Where does “enfatizzare” come from?

enfatizzare (Italian) comes from Italian enfatico, from Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις, from Ancient Greek ἐμφαίνω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

enfatizzare (Italian): to emphasize or stress

Definitions

  1. to emphasize or stress

Ancestry of “enfatizzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianenfaticoemphatic; pompous
2Ancient Greekἐμφατικόςemphatic
3Ancient Greekἔμφασιςappearance; outward appearance, reflection,...
4Ancient GreekἐμφαίνωI present, I indicate; I show, present
5Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
6Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
7Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
8Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
9Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
10Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
11Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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