Where does “rimpicciolire” come from?
rimpicciolire (Italian) comes from Italian impicciolire, from Italian picciolo, from Latin peciolus, from Latin pediciolus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
rimpicciolire (Italian): to reduce, to decrease
Definitions
- to reduce, to decrease
Ancestry of “rimpicciolire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | impicciolire | Synonym of impiccolire |
| 2 | Italian | picciolo | stalk |
| 3 | Latin | peciolus | — |
| 4 | Latin | pediciolus | — |
| 5 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 6 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 7 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |