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Where does “freddare” come from?

freddare (Italian) comes from Italian freddo, from Latin frīgidus, from Latin frīgeō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

freddare (Italian): to cool; to put a damper on; to cut down, gun...

Definitions

  1. to cool; to put a damper on; to cut down, gun...

Ancestry of “freddare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfreddocold; the cold; chill
2Latinfrīgidus—
3Latinfrīgeō—
4Latin-eō—
5Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
6Proto-Italic-ējō—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “freddare”

  • semifreddo
  • affreddare
  • affreddamento
  • semifreddo
  • freddo
  • subraffreddamento
  • rifreddo
  • preraffreddamento
  • raffreddamento
  • preraffreddare
  • raffreddare
  • superraffreddamento
  • superraffreddare
  • surraffreddare
  • surraffreddamento
  • freddolosamente
  • freddare
  • freddino
  • freddoloso
  • freddezza
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