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Where does “sovrasfruttamento” come from?

sovrasfruttamento (Italian) comes from Italian sfruttamento, from Italian sfruttare, from Italian frutto, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

sovrasfruttamento (Italian): overutilization, overexploitation

Definitions

  1. overutilization, overexploitation

Ancestry of “sovrasfruttamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansfruttamentoexploitation, utilization, use
2Italiansfruttareto exploit; to make the most of, take advantage...
3Italianfruttofruit; fruit , harvest
4Latinfrūctus—
5Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
6Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →