Where does “irretire” come from?
irretire (Italian) comes from Latin irretio, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
irretire (Italian): to ensnare, enmesh, catch; to seduce
Definitions
- to ensnare, enmesh, catch; to seduce
Ancestry of “irretire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | irretio | I entangle, ensnare |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “irretire”