Where does “ife” come from?

ife (Italian) comes from Italian ifa, from Ancient Greek ὑφή, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

ife (Italian): plural of ifa

Definitions

  1. plural of ifa

Ancestry of “ife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianifahypha
2Ancient Greekὑφήweb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὑφή →Every word from Italian ifa →