Where does “letamaio” come from?
letamaio (Italian) comes from Italian letame, from Latin laetāmen, from Latin laetō, from Latin Laetus, from Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
letamaio (Italian): dunghill, dungheap, muckheap; pigsty, pigpen,...
Definitions
- dunghill, dungheap, muckheap; pigsty, pigpen,...
Ancestry of “letamaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | letame | manure; immorality, corruption |
| 2 | Latin | laetāmen | manure |
| 3 | Latin | laetō | to gladden, cause to rejoice |
| 4 | Latin | Laetus | happy, cheerful, glad |
| 5 | Gothic | *𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lētaz | freeman; bondsman; serf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |