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Where does “scancellare” come from?

scancellare (Italian) comes from Italian cancellare, from Latin cancellāre, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scancellare (Italian): To delete, to rub out; to cross out

Definitions

  1. To delete, to rub out; to cross out

Ancestry of “scancellare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancancellareto delete, to rub out; to cross out; to cancel,...
2Latincancellāre—
3Latincancelliinflection of cancellus: ## genitive singular ##...
4Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
5Proto-Italickankroscrab
6Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scancellare”

  • scancellabile
  • scancellatura
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