Where does “espiare” come from?

espiare (Italian) comes from Latin expio, from Latin piō, from Proto-Italic *pīāō — to expiate.

espiare (Italian): to expiate; to atone

Definitions

  1. to expiate; to atone

Ancestry of “espiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexpioI make amends or atonement for a crime or a...
2Latinpiōto appease, propitiate
3Proto-Italic*pīāōto expiate

Words derived from “espiare”

Every word from Proto-Italic *pīāō →Every word from Latin piō →Every word from Latin expio →
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