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Where does “spinta” come from?

spinta (Italian) comes from Italian spingere, from Latin expingo, from Latin pangō, from Proto-Italic pangō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

spinta (Italian): feminine singular of spinto; push, thrust, shove;...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of spinto; push, thrust, shove;...

Ancestry of “spinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspingereto push, press; to shove; to drive, lead
2Latinexpingo—
3Latinpangō—
4Proto-Italicpangōto fasten, to fix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “spinta”

  • controspinta
  • spinterometro
  • spinterogeno
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →