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Where does “negletto” come from?

negletto (Italian) comes from Latin neglēctus, from Latin neglegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

negletto (Italian): past participle of negligere; neglected; rundown

Definitions

  1. past participle of negligere; neglected; rundown

Ancestry of “negletto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinneglēctus—
2Latinneglegō—
3Latinlegō—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “negletto”

  • neglettamente
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