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Where does “scansabile” come from?

scansabile (Italian) comes from Italian scansare, from Spanish cansare, from Latin campso, from Ancient Greek κάμψαι.

scansabile (Italian): avoidable

Definitions

  1. avoidable

Ancestry of “scansabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscansareto pull; to dodge, sidestep; to shirk, avoid
2Spanishcansare
3LatincampsoI turn or sail around a place; I redouble my...
4Ancient Greekκάμψαι—
Every word from Ancient Greek κάμψαι →