Where does “impallinamento” come from?
impallinamento (Italian) comes from Italian impallinare, from Italian pallino, from Italian palla, from Latin palla, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk — to fear.
impallinamento (Italian): riddling with shot
Ancestry of “impallinamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | impallinare | To riddle with shot or bullets |
| 2 | Italian | pallino | cue ball; jack; pellet |
| 3 | Italian | palla | ball; bullet, shot; testicles |
| 4 | Latin | palla | A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in... |
| 5 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 6 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 7 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 10 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |