Where does “spedantire” come from?
spedantire (Italian) comes from Italian pedante, from Ancient Greek παιδεία, from Ancient Greek παιδεύω, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
spedantire (Italian): to cause to become less pedantic
Definitions
- to cause to become less pedantic
Ancestry of “spedantire”, step by step
spedantire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pedante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pedante | pedantic; schoolmaster; teacher |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παιδεία | upbringing; training, education; youth, childhood |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιδεύω | I raise, bring up a child; I train, teach,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Italian ire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ire | plural of ira; to go |
| 2 | Latin | ire | present active infinitive of eō; to go |
| 3 | Latin | eo | I go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |