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Where does “scannare” come from?

scannare (Italian) comes from English scan, from Middle English scannen, from Middle English scanden, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.

scannare (Italian): to cut the throat of; to butcher, slaughter;...

Definitions

  1. to cut the throat of; to butcher, slaughter;...

Ancestry of “scannare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscanTo examine sequentially, carefully, or...
2Middle Englishscannento mark off verse to show metrical structure
3Middle EnglishscandenAlternative form of schonden
4Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Latinscandō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-—

Words derived from “scannare”

  • scannatoio
  • scannatore
  • scanno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →