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Where does “sfruttare” come from?

sfruttare (Italian) comes from Italian frutto, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

sfruttare (Italian): to exploit; to make the most of, take advantage...

Definitions

  1. to exploit; to make the most of, take advantage...

Ancestry of “sfruttare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfruttofruit; fruit , harvest
2Latinfrūctus—
3Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
4Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “sfruttare”

  • sovrasfruttamento
  • sfruttamento
  • sfruttabilità
  • sfruttabile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →