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Where does “inculcare” come from?

inculcare (Italian) comes from Latin inculcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inculcare (Italian): To inculcate, instill or drum or beat into

Definitions

  1. To inculcate, instill or drum or beat into

Ancestry of “inculcare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininculcō—
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inculcare”

  • inculco
  • rinculcare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →