Where does “smascherare” come from?
smascherare (Italian) comes from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
smascherare (Italian): to unmask, see through; to uncover
Definitions
- to unmask, see through; to uncover
Ancestry of “smascherare”, step by step
smascherare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 maschera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 2 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |