Where does “sorreggimento” come from?
sorreggimento (Italian) comes from Italian sorreggere, from Italian reggere, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
sorreggimento (Italian): support
Definitions
- support
Ancestry of “sorreggimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sorreggere | to support, hold up; to sustain; to help through... |
| 2 | Italian | reggere | to bear, to hold up, to support, to carry, to... |
| 3 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |