Where does “rigiulebbare” come from?
rigiulebbare (Italian) comes from Italian giulebbare, from Italian giulebbe, from Arabic جُلَاب, from Persian golâb, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule — wet, damp.
rigiulebbare (Italian): to praise in exchange for received praise
Definitions
- to praise in exchange for received praise
Ancestry of “rigiulebbare”, step by step
rigiulebbare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian giulebbare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | giulebbare | to cook in syrup |
| 2 | Italian | giulebbe | julep |
| 3 | Arabic | جُلَاب | — |
| 4 | Persian | golâb | — |
| 5 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 6 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 7 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 8 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 9 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 10 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 12 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Italian ri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ri | masculine plural of rio |
| 2 | Italian | svegliare | to wake up; to energize; to stimulate; to alert;... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | esvelhar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | exvigilare | — |
| 5 | Latin | evigilo | I wake up, awaken; I am wakeful or vigilant; I... |
| 6 | Latin | vigilō | to watch through, spend in watching, do or make while watching |
| 7 | Latin | vigil | awake, watching, alert; watchman, guard,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |