Where does “infischiarsene” come from?
infischiarsene (Italian) comes from Italian -ne, from Italian né, from Italian purè, from French purée, from Middle French puree, from Old French puree, from French purer, from Old French purer — to be clean, pure.
infischiarsene (Italian): to not care (about); not give a damn (about); to shrug off; to pay no attention (to)
Definitions
- to not care (about); not give a damn (about); to shrug off; to pay no attention (to)
Ancestry of “infischiarsene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | -ne | an epithetic syllable appended to oxytone words in order to make them paroxytone |
| 2 | Italian | né | nor; neither...nor; either...or |
| 3 | Italian | purè | puree, purée; mashed potatoes |
| 4 | French | purée | puree; feminine singular of the past participle... |
| 5 | Middle French | puree | — |
| 6 | Old French | puree | — |
| 7 | French | purer | to make pure |
| 8 | Old French | purer | to purify |
| 9 | Latin | purare | — |
| 10 | Latin | pūrus | clear, limpid |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |