Where does “smetterla” come from?

smetterla (Italian) comes from Italian smettere, from Italian mettere, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

smetterla (Italian): to stop or give up an activity; to leave off; to stop

Definitions

  1. to stop or give up an activity; to leave off; to stop

Ancestry of “smetterla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansmettereto stop or cease
2Italianmettereto put, place, lay, set; to deposit; to bet,...
3Latinmittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge
4Proto-Italicmeitōto put forth, put out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic meitō →Every word from Latin mittō →