Where does “guidare” come from?
guidare (Italian) comes from English Guide, from Middle English guide, from Old French guide, from Occitan guida, from Occitan guidar, from Frankish wītan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde — to see.
guidare (Italian): to guide, lead, show, escort; to manage, run; to...
Definitions
- to guide, lead, show, escort; to manage, run; to...
Ancestry of “guidare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Guide | — |
| 2 | Middle English | guide | — |
| 3 | Old French | guide | a guide |
| 4 | Occitan | guida | — |
| 5 | Occitan | guidar | — |
| 6 | Frankish | wītan | to show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “guidare”