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Where does “molleggiamento” come from?

molleggiamento (Italian) comes from Italian molleggiare, from Italian -eggiare, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

molleggiamento (Italian): springing; swaying; suspension

Definitions

  1. springing; swaying; suspension

Ancestry of “molleggiamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmolleggiareto spring; to be springy
2Italian-eggiareUsed to form verbs from adjectives or nouns
3Latin-izāre—
4Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
5Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
7Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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