Where does “imprevedibile” come from?
imprevedibile (Italian) comes from Italian prevedibile, from Italian prevedere, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
imprevedibile (Italian): unpredictable, unforeseeable
Definitions
- unpredictable, unforeseeable
Ancestry of “imprevedibile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | prevedibile | predictable, foreseeable, to be expected;... |
| 2 | Italian | prevedere | to foresee, anticipate; to forecast; to plan |
| 3 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |