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Where does “spaurevole” come from?

spaurevole (Italian) comes from Italian spaurare, from Italian paura, from Latin pavor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

spaurevole (Italian): frightening, scary, terrifying

Definitions

  1. frightening, scary, terrifying

Ancestry of “spaurevole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspaurareto frighten or scare
2Italianpaurafear; worry, anxiety; a feeling
3LatinpavorThe act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or...
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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