Where does “insegare” come from?
insegare (Italian) comes from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
insegare (Italian): to tallow to grease or smear with tallow
Definitions
- to tallow to grease or smear with tallow
Ancestry of “insegare”, step by step
insegare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Italian sego
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sego | tallow; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Italian | sevo | Synonym of sego |
| 3 | Latin | saevus | Furious, ferocious, fierce, violent, barbarous,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂y-wo- | to be fierce, afflict |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |