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Where does “impacchettare” come from?

impacchettare (Italian) comes from Italian pacchetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

impacchettare (Italian): to wrap up, parcel

Definitions

  1. to wrap up, parcel

Ancestry of “impacchettare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpacchettopackage, packet, parcel, small parcel
2Italian-ettoAlterative suffix used to form melioratives,...
3English-etUsed to form diminutives, loosely construed
4Middle English-etForms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,...
5Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
6Latin-ātus—
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “impacchettare”

  • impacchettatore
  • impacchettatrice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →