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Where does “pigro” come from?

pigro (Italian) comes from Latin piger, from Latin pigeō, from Proto-Indo-European peyǵ- — inactive, reluctant.

pigro (Italian): lazy

Definitions

  1. lazy

Ancestry of “pigro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpigerbackward, slow, dull, lazy, indolent, sluggish,...
2Latinpigeō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyǵ-inactive, reluctant

Words derived from “pigro”

  • pigrizia
  • impigrire
  • pigramente
  • pigrezza
  • pigreco
  • pigra
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