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Where does “smarrire” come from?

smarrire (Italian) comes from Old French esmarrir, from Old French marir, from Frankish marrijan, from Proto-Germanic marzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European mers- — to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...

smarrire (Italian): to lose; to stray from; to get lost

Definitions

  1. to lose; to stray from; to get lost

Ancestry of “smarrire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmarrir—
2Old FrenchmarirAlternative form of marrir; to frustrate, to...
3Frankishmarrijanto neglect, hinder; to hinder, prevent, make...
4Proto-Germanicmarzijanąto disturb, hinder, impede; to forget, neglect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmers-to forget, annoy, disturb, neglect; to annoy,...

Words derived from “smarrire”

  • smarribile
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