Where does “quaresimalista” come from?

quaresimalista (Italian) comes from Italian quaresimale, from Italian quaresima, from Vulgar Latin quaresima, from Latin quadrāgēsima, from Latin quadrāgēsimus, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt — and.

quaresimalista (Italian): Lenten preacher

Definitions

  1. Lenten preacher

Ancestry of “quaresimalista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianquaresimaleLenten
2ItalianquaresimaLent; Lenten fast
3Vulgar LatinquaresimaLent
4LatinquadrāgēsimaLent, Christian fast of forty days
5Latinquadrāgēsimusfortieth
6Latinquadrāgintāforty; 40
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-