Where does “evellere” come from?

evellere (Italian) comes from Latin evello, from Proto-Italic *eɣwelnō — to pull out, tear out.

evellere (Italian): to eradicate, uproot

Definitions

  1. to eradicate, uproot

Ancestry of “evellere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinevelloI tear, pull or pluck out; I erase or eradicate
2Proto-Italic*eɣwelnōto pull out, tear out
Every word from Proto-Italic *eɣwelnō →Every word from Latin evello →