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Where does “sprecona” come from?

sprecona (Italian) comes from Italian sprecone, from Italian sprecare, from Latin disperdere, from Latin disperdo, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di — afterwards, post; by, at.

sprecona (Italian): feminine singular of sprecone; female equivalent...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of sprecone; female equivalent...

Ancestry of “sprecona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspreconeprodigal; spendthrift; plural of sprecona
2Italiansprecareto waste; to squander
3Latindisperderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatindisperdoI destroy or ruin
5LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
6Latin-dō—
7Proto-Germanic-dô—
8Siciliandi—
9Latindē—
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicposti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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