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Where does “inerpicarsi” come from?

inerpicarsi (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin hirpicare, from Latin hirpex, from Latin hirpus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- — stiff; surprised.

inerpicarsi (Italian): to clamber

Definitions

  1. to clamber

Ancestry of “inerpicarsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinhirpicare—
2Latinhirpexharrow
3Latinhirpuswolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰers-stiff; surprised
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰers- →