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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

  1. to guide, lead, show, escort; to manage, run; to...

Ancestry of “guidare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGuide—
2Middle Englishguide—
3Old Frenchguidea guide
4Occitanguida—
5Occitanguidar—
6Frankishwītanto show the way, lead; to accuse, to blame
7Proto-Germanic*witaną—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “guidare”

  • radioguidare
  • audioguida
  • guidabilità
  • idroguida
  • teleguida
  • teleguidare
  • teleguidato
  • autoguidato
  • autoguida
  • guida
  • guidabile
  • guidato
  • gvidi
  • gvidilo
  • gvidado
  • gida
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