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Where does “pecorescamente” come from?

pecorescamente (Italian) comes from Italian pecoresco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

pecorescamente (Italian): sheepishly, docilely

Definitions

  1. sheepishly, docilely

Ancestry of “pecorescamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpecorescosheeplike, sheepish
2Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
3Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →