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Where does “micragnosamente” come from?

micragnosamente (Italian) comes from Italian micragnoso, from Italian micragna, from Latin hēmicrānia, from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

micragnosamente (Italian): stingily, meanly

Definitions

  1. stingily, meanly

Ancestry of “micragnosamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmicragnosostingy, mean; very poor, penniless,...
2Italianmicragnapoverty; stinginess, meanness
3Latinhēmicrānia—
4Ancient Greekἡμικρᾱνίᾰ—
5Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
6Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
7Proto-Hellenic*kárahə—
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