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Where does “meridionalizzare” come from?

meridionalizzare (Italian) comes from Italian meridionale, from Latin merīdiōnālis, from Latin merīdiēs, from Latin medīdiēs, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

meridionalizzare (Italian): To southernize

Definitions

  1. To southernize

Ancestry of “meridionalizzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmeridionalesouthern, south , meridional, southerly;...
2Latinmerīdiōnālis—
3Latinmerīdiēs—
4Latinmedīdiēs—
5Latindiēs—
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “meridionalizzare”

  • meridionalizzazione
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