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Where does “rintuzzare” come from?

rintuzzare (Italian) comes from Latin tundo, from Proto-Italic tundō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

rintuzzare (Italian): To blunt, especially of weapons; To drive back or...

Definitions

  1. To blunt, especially of weapons; To drive back or...

Ancestry of “rintuzzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintundoI beat, strike, buffet; I pound, bruise, crush,...
2Proto-Italictundōbeat, strike
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

Words derived from “rintuzzare”

  • rintuzzamento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →