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Where does “impressionabilità” come from?

impressionabilità (Italian) comes from Italian impressionabile, from Italian impressionare, from Italian impressione, from Latin impressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

impressionabilità (Italian): impressionability

Definitions

  1. impressionability

Ancestry of “impressionabilità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimpressionabileimpressionable
2Italianimpressionareto impress, strike, upset, frighten, astonish,...
3Italianimpressionefeeling; impression; intuitive impression, hunch
4Latinimpressiopush, thrust, assault, onslaught; squashing;...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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