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Where does “rimorchiare” come from?

rimorchiare (Italian) comes from Italian rimorchio, from Latin remurclum, from Latin remurculum, from Latin remulcum, from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω, from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα — tow-line.

rimorchiare (Italian): to tow or tug; to force to do something; to pick...

Definitions

  1. to tow or tug; to force to do something; to pick...

Ancestry of “rimorchiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrimorchiotow, towage, towing; trailer; first-person...
2Latinremurclum—
3Latinremurculum—
4Latinremulcumtowrope
5Ancient Greekῥυμουλκέωto pull a towing rope
6Ancient Greekῥῦμαtow-line

Words derived from “rimorchiare”

  • rimorchiare
  • semirimorchio
  • rimorchio
  • aerorimorchio
  • remorquer
  • remorqueuse
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