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Where does “sovrintendere” come from?

sovrintendere (Italian) comes from Italian intendere, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

sovrintendere (Italian): Alternative form of soprintendere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of soprintendere

Ancestry of “sovrintendere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintendereto mean; to understand, grasp, see; to believe
2Latinintendō—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “sovrintendere”

  • sovrintendente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →