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Where does “inoccupato” come from?

inoccupato (Italian) comes from Italian in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inoccupato (Italian): That is seeking first employment; jobseeker

Definitions

  1. That is seeking first employment; jobseeker

Ancestry of “inoccupato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianin-un-; in-; a-
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →