Where does “mancanza” come from?
mancanza (Italian) comes from Italian mancare, from Vulgar Latin *mancāre, from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European mank-.
mancanza (Italian): lack, shortage, deficiency, want; absence; fault,...
Definitions
- lack, shortage, deficiency, want; absence; fault,...
Ancestry of “mancanza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mancare | to lack; to be lacking; to be missing, absent |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *mancāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | mancus | maimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mank- | — |