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Where does “incontentabile” come from?

incontentabile (Italian) comes from Italian contentabile, from Italian contentare, from Late Latin contentare, from Latin contento, from Latin contentus, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

incontentabile (Italian): insatiable; hard to please; fastidious, fussy

Definitions

  1. insatiable; hard to please; fastidious, fussy

Ancestry of “incontentabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancontentabileUsed in the expressions difficilmente...
2ItaliancontentareTo please or satisfy; alternative form of...
3Late Latincontentare—
4Latincontentodative masculine singular of contentus; dative...
5Latincontentusstretched, strained, tense, tight, on the...
6LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “incontentabile”

  • incontentabilmente
  • incontentabilità
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