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Where does “partigianesco” come from?

partigianesco (Italian) comes from Italian partigiano, from Italian -igiano, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

partigianesco (Italian): partisan; tendentious

Definitions

  1. partisan; tendentious

Ancestry of “partigianesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpartigianopartisan; a member of the Italian resistance...
2Italian-igiano—
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →