Where does “sovralimentare” come from?
sovralimentare (Italian) comes from Italian alimentare, from Italian alimento, from Latin alimentum, from Latin alō, from Proto-Italic alō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
sovralimentare (Italian): to overfeed; to supercharge
Definitions
- to overfeed; to supercharge
Ancestry of “sovralimentare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | alimentare | food; alimentary, dietary, eating |
| 2 | Italian | alimento | food, nourishment; alimony, maintenance;... |
| 3 | Latin | alimentum | food, nourishment, sustenance; obligation to... |
| 4 | Latin | alō | to feed, to nourish, to nurture |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | alō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂életi | to be nourishing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |