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Where does “sondabilità” come from?

sondabilità (Italian) comes from Italian sondabile, from Italian sondare, from French sonder, from Middle French sonder, from Old French sonder, from Old French sonde, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

sondabilità (Italian): Property of being fathomable

Definitions

  1. Property of being fathomable

Ancestry of “sondabilità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansondabilefathomable
2Italiansondareto sound; to drill, bore; to probe
3Frenchsonderto probe; to survey and take measurements using a...
4Middle Frenchsonder—
5Old Frenchsonderto plumb
6Old Frenchsondesounding line
7Old Englishsundswimming; sea, water
8Old Norsesundswimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound
9Proto-Germanicsundąswimming; sound, strait
10Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
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