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Where does “sbrigabile” come from?

sbrigabile (Italian) comes from Italian sbrigare, from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

sbrigabile (Italian): That can be done or settled

Definitions

  1. That can be done or settled

Ancestry of “sbrigabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansbrigareto carry out or complete quickly; to hurry up;...
2Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
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