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Where does “lisciamento” come from?

lisciamento (Italian) comes from Italian lisciare, from Italian liscio, from Latin lisius, from Polish Lis, from Polish Listopad, from Old Polish listopad, from Proto-Slavic listopadъ, from Proto-Slavic pasti — to protect; to shepherd.

lisciamento (Italian): smoothing, stroking; flattery, fawning

Definitions

  1. smoothing, stroking; flattery, fawning

Ancestry of “lisciamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlisciareto smooth; to flatter
2Italianlisciosmooth, sleek, polished; simple; neat, straight
3Latinlisius—
4PolishLis—
5PolishListopad—
6Old Polishlistopad—
7Proto-Slaviclistopadъleaf fall; time of leaf fall
8Proto-Slavicpastito pasture; to herd; to fall
9Proto-Balto-Slavicpāˀstéi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂stito guard, to protect; to shepherd
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →