Where does “setacciamento” come from?
setacciamento (Italian) comes from Italian setacciare, from Italian setaccio, from Latin saetacium, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
setacciamento (Italian): sifting, sieving, riddling
Definitions
- sifting, sieving, riddling
Ancestry of “setacciamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | setacciare | to sift, sieve, riddle, strain; to comb, search,... |
| 2 | Italian | setaccio | sieve; riddle; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | saetacium | sieve |
| 4 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |