Where does “ingrigire” come from?

ingrigire (Italian) comes from Italian ire, from Latin ire, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

ingrigire (Italian): to grey / gray

Definitions

  1. to grey / gray

Ancestry of “ingrigire”, step by step

ingrigire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian ire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianireplural of ira; to go
2Latinirepresent active infinitive of eō; to go
3LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Italian in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinin; to; into
2Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Italian grigio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrigiogrey; dismal, murky, sombre; drab
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Italic ejō →