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Where does “mettere” come from?

mettere (Italian) comes from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

mettere (Italian): to put, place, lay, set; to deposit; to bet,...

Definitions

  1. to put, place, lay, set; to deposit; to bet,...

Ancestry of “mettere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmittō—
2Proto-Italicmeitō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “mettere”

  • aviorimessa
  • smettere
  • rimessaggio
  • sottomettere
  • rimessa
  • rimettere
  • autorimessa
  • intromettere
  • aerorimessa
  • inframmettere
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