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Where does “sgomentare” come from?

sgomentare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *excommento, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

sgomentare (Italian): to alarm, dismay

Definitions

  1. to alarm, dismay

Ancestry of “sgomentare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*excommento—
2Latinēx-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “sgomentare”

  • sgomento
  • sgomentoso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →