Where does “guardarsene” come from?
guardarsene (Italian) comes from Italian -ne, from Italian né, from Italian purè, from French purée, from Middle French puree, from Old French puree, from French purer, from Old French purer — to be clean, pure.
guardarsene (Italian): to beware or be careful; to think twice
Definitions
- to beware or be careful; to think twice
Ancestry of “guardarsene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -ne | — |
| 2 | Italian | né | nor; neither...nor; either...or |
| 3 | Italian | purè | puree, purée; mashed potatoes |
| 4 | French | purée | puree; feminine singular of the past participle... |
| 5 | Middle French | puree | — |
| 6 | Old French | puree | — |
| 7 | French | purer | to make pure |
| 8 | Old French | purer | — |
| 9 | Latin | purare | — |
| 10 | Latin | pūrus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |