Where does “infardare” come from?
infardare (Italian) comes from Italian farda, from Old French fard, from Old French farder, from Frankish farwidōn, from Proto-Germanic farwiþōną, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
infardare (Italian): to dirty, soil, besmirch
Definitions
- to dirty, soil, besmirch
Ancestry of “infardare”, step by step
infardare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian farda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | farda | dirty, filthy matter |
| 2 | Old French | fard | make-up, cosmetics |
| 3 | Old French | farder | to apply make-up, use cosmetics; to make up or... |
| 4 | Frankish | farwidōn | to colour, dye; to dye, colour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farwiþōną | to colour |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |