Where does “ingaggiabile” come from?
ingaggiabile (Italian) comes from Italian ingaggiare, from French engager, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
ingaggiabile (Italian): engageable, recruitable
Definitions
- engageable, recruitable
Ancestry of “ingaggiabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ingaggiare | to take on, engage or recruit someone; to sign |
| 2 | French | engager | to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to... |
| 3 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 4 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 5 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 6 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 7 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |