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Where does “impiccolire” come from?

impiccolire (Italian) comes from Italian im-, from Italian in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impiccolire (Italian): to make smaller; to reduce; To become smaller

Definitions

  1. to make smaller; to reduce; To become smaller

Ancestry of “impiccolire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianim-Alternative form of in-; into, in
2Italianin-un-; in-; a-
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “impiccolire”

  • rimpiccolire
  • rimpiccolimento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →