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Where does “infeltrimento” come from?

infeltrimento (Italian) comes from Italian infeltrire, from Italian feltro, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

infeltrimento (Italian): felting

Definitions

  1. felting

Ancestry of “infeltrimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianinfeltrireTo mat; To become matted
2Italianfeltrofelt; tomentum; first-person singular present...
3Frankishfiltir—
4Frankish*felt—
5Proto-Germanic*felt—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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