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Where does “orecchiare” come from?

orecchiare (Italian) comes from Italian -are, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

orecchiare (Italian): To pick up; To eavesdrop, listen in

Definitions

  1. To pick up; To eavesdrop, listen in

Ancestry of “orecchiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-areUsed, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most...
2Latin-ō—
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “orecchiare”

  • orecchione
  • orecchia
  • orecchio
  • orecchiabilità
  • orecchiabilmente
  • orecchiare
  • orecchiabile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →