Where does “impennare” come from?
impennare (Italian) comes from Spanish empinar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
impennare (Italian): to provide wings or feathers; to take up a pen;...
Definitions
- to provide wings or feathers; to take up a pen;...
Ancestry of “impennare”, step by step
impennare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish empinar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | empinar | to lift; to erect; to set upright |
| 2 | Spanish | en- | en- all meanings |
| 3 | Old Spanish | en- | — |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |