Where does “spaccare” come from?
spaccare (Italian) comes from Italian impaccare, from Italian im-, from Italian in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
spaccare (Italian): to break, split; to rend; to chop
Definitions
- to break, split; to rend; to chop
Ancestry of “spaccare”, step by step
spaccare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian impaccare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | impaccare | To pack |
| 2 | Italian | im- | Alternative form of in-; into, in |
| 3 | Italian | in- | un-; in-; a- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |
via Lombardic spahhan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lombardic | spahhan | to cleave, to split |