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Where does “lisciare” come from?

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

lisciare (Italian): to smooth; to flatter

Definitions

  1. to smooth; to flatter

Ancestry of “lisciare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lisciare”

  • lisciatura
  • lisciatoio
  • lisciamento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →