Where does “lentigginoso” come from?

lentigginoso (Italian) comes from Latin lentiginosus, from Latin lentīgo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

lentigginoso (Italian): freckled

Definitions

  1. freckled

Ancestry of “lentigginoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlentiginosusfull of freckles, freckled
2Latinlentīgofreckle, lentil-shaped spot
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →