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Where does “rincoglionito” come from?

rincoglionito (Italian) comes from Italian rincoglionire, from Italian ire, from Latin ire, from Latin eo, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

rincoglionito (Italian): bonkers; senile, gaga; past participle of...

Definitions

  1. bonkers; senile, gaga; past participle of...

Ancestry of “rincoglionito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrincoglionireto lose one's marbles
2Italianireplural of ira; to go
3Latinirepresent active infinitive of eō; to go
4LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
5Proto-ItaliceōI go
6Proto-Italicejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
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