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Where does “stinga” come from?

stinga (Italian) comes from Italian stingere, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

stinga (Italian): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

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  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “stinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianstingereTo fade or lose colour
2Romanian-re-ing, -ation
3Latin-āre—
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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