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Where does “lusinghiero” come from?

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

lusinghiero (Italian): flattering

Definitions

  1. flattering

Ancestry of “lusinghiero”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lusinghiero”

  • lusinghieramente
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