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Where does “imperdibile” come from?

imperdibile (Italian) comes from Italian perdibile, from Italian perdere, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

imperdibile (Italian): not to be missed; unmissable

Definitions

  1. not to be missed; unmissable

Ancestry of “imperdibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianperdibilelosable
2Italianperdereto lose; to waste; to destroy
3LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
4Latin-dō—
5Proto-Germanic-dô—
6Siciliandi—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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