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Where does “sovradosaggio” come from?

sovradosaggio (Italian) comes from Italian dosaggio, from Italian dosare, from Italian dose, from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

sovradosaggio (Italian): overdosage

Definitions

  1. overdosage

Ancestry of “sovradosaggio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandosaggiodosage, dosing
2Italiandosareto measure out; to dose; to husband
3Italiandosedose; quantity, amount, measure; deal
4Late Latindosisdose
5Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
6Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
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