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Where does “lastricare” come from?

lastricare (Italian) comes from Italian lastrico, from Medieval Latin astracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

lastricare (Italian): To pave

Definitions

  1. To pave

Ancestry of “lastricare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlastricopaving, pavement; first-person singular present...
2Medieval Latinastracum—
3Ancient Greekὄστρακονearthen vessel; the hard shell of animals such as...
4Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
5Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “lastricare”

  • lastricatura
  • lastricamento
  • lastricare
  • lastricatore
  • lastrico
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