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Where does “esploditore” come from?

esploditore (Italian) comes from Italian esplodere, from Latin explōdere, from French explosif, from French explosion, from Latin explōsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

esploditore (Italian): mine exploder

Definitions

  1. mine exploder

Ancestry of “esploditore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesplodereto explode or blow up
2Latinexplōdere—
3Frenchexplosifexplosive
4Frenchexplosionexplosion
5Latinexplōsio—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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