Where does “spiegamento” come from?
spiegamento (Italian) comes from Italian spiegare, from Latin explico, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
spiegamento (Italian): The act of unfolding or unraveling; explanation,...
Definitions
- The act of unfolding or unraveling; explanation,...
Ancestry of “spiegamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spiegare | to explain, elucidate, expound, show, account,... |
| 2 | Latin | explico | I unfold, unfurl, uncoil, loosen, undo; I deploy,... |
| 3 | Latin | plicō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |