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Where does “prosciugare” come from?

prosciugare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin proexsucare, from Late Latin exsucare — to extract; present active infinitive of exsūcō.

prosciugare (Italian): to dry up; to overconsume ; to eat up; to make ...

Definitions

  1. to dry up; to overconsume ; to eat up; to make ...

Ancestry of “prosciugare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinproexsucare—
2Late Latinexsucareto extract; present active infinitive of exsūcō

Words derived from “prosciugare”

  • prosciugamento
Every word from Late Latin exsucare →