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Where does “prescindibile” come from?

prescindibile (Italian) comes from Italian prescindere, from Latin praescindo, from Latin scindō, from Proto-Italic skindō, from Proto-Indo-European skinédti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

prescindibile (Italian): avoidable, inessential

Definitions

  1. avoidable, inessential

Ancestry of “prescindibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprescindereto leave aside
2LatinpraescindoI cut off in front
3Latinscindō—
4Proto-Italicskindōto cut, to tear, to rend, to separate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskinédtito be cutting off
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
8Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “prescindibile”

  • imprescindibile
  • imprescindibilità
  • imprescindibilmente
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