Where does “sfrangere” come from?
sfrangere (Italian) comes from Italian frangere, from Latin frangere, from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
sfrangere (Italian): to crush, to smash
Definitions
- to crush, to smash
Ancestry of “sfrangere”, step by step
sfrangere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian frangere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | frangere | to break; to press or crush |
| 2 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |