Where does “semidotto” come from?

semidotto (Italian) comes from Italian dotto, from Latin ductus, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

semidotto (Italian): Showing mediocre scholarship; Originally of...

Definitions

  1. Showing mediocre scholarship; Originally of...

Ancestry of “semidotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandottoduct; learned; erudite
2Latinductusled, guided, having been led; leadership,...
3Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
4Proto-Italicdoukōlead
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déwketi →Every word from Proto-Italic doukō →