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Where does “irrorare” come from?

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

irrorare (Italian): to bathe; to irrigate, to flush

Definitions

  1. to bathe; to irrigate, to flush

Ancestry of “irrorare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinirroroI wet or moisten with dew; I bedew; I besprinkle
2Latinīn-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “irrorare”

  • irroratore
  • irroratrice
  • irrorate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →