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Where does “sclerotico” come from?

sclerotico (Italian) comes from Italian sclerosi, from Latin sclērōsis, from Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις, from Ancient Greek σκληρόω, from Ancient Greek σκληρός, from Ancient Greek κορμός, from Ancient Greek κείρω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kér-ye- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sclerotico (Italian): sclerotic

Definitions

  1. sclerotic

Ancestry of “sclerotico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansclerosiplural of scleroso; sclerosis; second-person...
2Latinsclērōsis—
3Ancient Greekσκλήρωσιςan induration
4Ancient Greekσκληρόω—
5Ancient Greekσκληρόςhard; harsh
6Ancient Greekκορμόςtrunk of a tree; log of timber
7Ancient GreekκείρωI shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kér-ye-—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sclerotico”

  • sclerotizzazione
  • sclerotizzare
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