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Where does “scarmigliare” come from?

scarmigliare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin excarminare, from Latin carminō, from Latin carmen, from Proto-Indo-European kan- — to sing; hemp.

scarmigliare (Italian): To dishevel

Definitions

  1. To dishevel

Ancestry of “scarmigliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcarminarepresent active infinitive of *excarminō
2Latincarminō—
3Latincarmensong, tune; poem, poetry , verse; incantation,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “scarmigliare”

  • Scarmiglione
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