Where does “inchiodare” come from?
inchiodare (Italian) comes from Italian in, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inchiodare (Italian): to nail or nail down; to block or immobilize; to...
Definitions
- to nail or nail down; to block or immobilize; to...
Ancestry of “inchiodare”, step by step
inchiodare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | in | in; to; into |
| 2 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian chiodo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | chiodo | nail; rivet; hobnail |
| 2 | Latin | clāvus | a nail (metal spike) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | klāwos | capable of closing something |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |