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Where does “struggicuore” come from?

struggicuore (Italian) comes from Italian struggere, from Italian distruggere, from Vulgar Latin destrugere, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

struggicuore (Italian): heartache, heartbreak

Definitions

  1. heartache, heartbreak

Ancestry of “struggicuore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstruggereto consume slowly, causing pain, sadness, etc; to...
2Italiandistruggereto destroy, wipe out or ruin
3Vulgar Latindestrugerepresent active infinitive of *dēstrugō
4Classical Latindēstruō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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