Where does “rimpennare” come from?
rimpennare (Italian) comes from Italian impennare, from Spanish empinar, from Spanish en-, from Old Spanish en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
rimpennare (Italian): to put feathers back on (something)
Definitions
- to put feathers back on (something)
Ancestry of “rimpennare”, step by step
rimpennare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian impennare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | impennare | to provide wings or feathers; to take up a pen;... |
| 2 | Spanish | empinar | to lift; to erect; to set upright |
| 3 | Spanish | en- | en- all meanings |
| 4 | Old Spanish | en- | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
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 |