Where does “sclerotizzare” come from?
sclerotizzare (Italian) comes from Italian sclerotico, 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 — to cut, cut off, sever.
sclerotizzare (Italian): to sclerotize; to stiffen
Definitions
- to sclerotize; to stiffen
Ancestry of “sclerotizzare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sclerotico | sclerotic |
| 2 | Italian | sclerosi | plural of scleroso; sclerosis; second-person... |
| 3 | Latin | sclērōsis | sclerosis |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκλήρωσις | an induration |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκληρόω | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκληρός | hard; harsh |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κορμός | trunk of a tree; log of timber |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κείρω | I shear, shave, cut hair short; I ravage, waste;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kér-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |