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Where does “lusingare” come from?

lusingare (Italian) comes from Italian lusinga, from Occitan lauzenga, from Frankish *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō.

lusingare (Italian): To flatter

Definitions

  1. To flatter

Ancestry of “lusingare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlusingaflattery; third-person singular present...
2Occitanlauzenga—
3Frankish*lausungu—
4Proto-Germanic*lausungō—

Words derived from “lusingare”

  • lusingatore
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausungō →