Where does “smartellare” come from?
smartellare (Italian) comes from Italian martellare, from Italian martello, from Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
smartellare (Italian): to hammer repeatedly
Definitions
- to hammer repeatedly
Ancestry of “smartellare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | martellare | to hammer; to beat; to bombard |
| 2 | Italian | martello | hammer; malleus, hammer; gavel |
| 3 | Latin | martellus | hammer |
| 4 | Latin | Mārculus | small hammer, hammer |
| 5 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 7 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |