Where does “sfrecciare” come from?
sfrecciare (Italian) comes from Italian freccia, from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, from Frankish fliukkija, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
sfrecciare (Italian): to speed; to dart; to whiz; to zip
Definitions
- to speed; to dart; to whiz; to zip
Ancestry of “sfrecciare”, step by step
sfrecciare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian freccia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | freccia | arrow; indicator, blinker, trafficator |
| 2 | Old French | fleche | arrow |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *fleccia | — |
| 4 | Frankish | fliukkija | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
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 |