Where does “impurezza” come from?
impurezza (Italian) comes from Italian impuro, from Latin impurus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
impurezza (Italian): impurity, especially in a mineral or gemstone
Definitions
- impurity, especially in a mineral or gemstone
Ancestry of “impurezza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | impuro | impure |
| 2 | Latin | impurus | unclean, filthy, foul, dirty; impure, defiled,... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |