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Where does “lungimiranza” come from?

lungimiranza (Italian) comes from Italian lungimirante, from Italian lungi, from Latin longē, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

lungimiranza (Italian): farsightedness

Definitions

  1. farsightedness

Ancestry of “lungimiranza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlungimirantefarsighted, farseeing
2Italianlungidistant, far; far
3Latinlongē—
4Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
5Latin-ē—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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