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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

  1. impurity, especially in a mineral or gemstone

Ancestry of “impurezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimpuroimpure
2Latinimpurusunclean, filthy, foul, dirty; impure, defiled,...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →