Where does “erpetico” come from?
erpetico (Italian) comes from Italian erpete, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης, from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
erpetico (Italian): herpetic
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- herpetic
Ancestry of “erpetico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | erpete | herpes; shingles |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἕρπης | herpes, shingles |
| 3 | Latin | angina | choking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis |
| 4 | Latin | angere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | ango | I bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | anɣō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |