Where does “sfilacciare” come from?
sfilacciare (Italian) comes from Italian filaccio, from Italian filo, from Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
sfilacciare (Italian): to fray, unravel
Definitions
- to fray, unravel
Ancestry of “sfilacciare”, step by step
sfilacciare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian filaccio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | filaccio | frayed, or poor-quality cable |
| 2 | Italian | filo | thread; yarn; string |
| 3 | Latin | phylum | phylum |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φῦλον | a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |