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Where does “filasse” come from?

filasse (Italian) comes from Italian filare, from Italian filo, from Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

filasse (Italian): third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of...

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  1. third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “filasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfilareto spin; to draw; to pay out
2Italianfilothread; yarn; string
3Latinphylumphylum
4Ancient Greekφῦλονa set of people or other beings; sex; nation,...
5Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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