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Where does “inconfessabile” come from?

inconfessabile (Italian) comes from Italian confessabile, from Italian confessare, from Latin cōnfessus, from Latin cōnfiteor, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

inconfessabile (Italian): unmentionable

Definitions

  1. unmentionable

Ancestry of “inconfessabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianconfessabileThat can be confessed
2Italianconfessareto confess, admit, own up; to confide, disclose
3Latincōnfessus—
4Latincōnfiteor—
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “inconfessabile”

  • inconfessabilmente
  • inconfessabilità
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