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Where does “sopportabile” come from?

sopportabile (Italian) comes from Italian sopportare, from Latin supportāre, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sopportabile (Italian): bearable, tolerable

Definitions

  1. bearable, tolerable

Ancestry of “sopportabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansopportareto bear, sustain, carry, take, withstand; to...
2Latinsupportāre—
3Latinsub-sub-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “sopportabile”

  • sopportabilità
  • sopportabilmente
  • insopportabilità
  • insopportabile
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