Where does “smoncare” come from?
smoncare (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.
smoncare (Italian): to cut off, to truncate (e.g. a section in a newspaper)
Definitions
- to cut off, to truncate (e.g. a section in a newspaper)
Ancestry of “smoncare”, step by step
smoncare 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 monco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | monco | maimed, mutilated; crippled; incomplete |
| 2 | Italian | manco | faulty, imperfect, maimed, missing something;... |
| 3 | Italian | mancare | to lack; to be lacking; to be missing, absent |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *mancāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | mancus | maimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mank- | — |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |