Where does “imprescindibile” come from?
imprescindibile (Italian) comes from Italian prescindibile, from Italian prescindere, from Latin praescindo, from Latin scindō, from Proto-Italic skindō, from Proto-Indo-European skinédti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
imprescindibile (Italian): essential, unavoidable, inescapable
Definitions
- essential, unavoidable, inescapable
Ancestry of “imprescindibile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | prescindibile | avoidable, inessential |
| 2 | Italian | prescindere | to leave aside |
| 3 | Latin | praescindo | I cut off in front |
| 4 | Latin | scindō | to cut, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skindō | to cut, to tear, to rend, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skinédti | to be cutting off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |