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Where does “neghittoso” come from?

neghittoso (Italian) comes from Latin neglectus, from Latin neglego, from Latin neclego, from Latin lego, from Latin lex, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

neghittoso (Italian): lazy, indolent, idle

Definitions

  1. lazy, indolent, idle

Ancestry of “neghittoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinneglectusdisregarded, having been disregarded, ignored,...
2LatinneglegoI neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent...
3Latinneclego—
4LatinlegoI choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,...
5Latinlexa proposition or motion for a law made to the...
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “neghittoso”

  • neghittosità
  • neghittosamente
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