Where does “svampito” come from?
svampito (Italian) comes from Italian svampire, from Italian s-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
svampito (Italian): absent-minded; empty-headed; airhead
Definitions
- absent-minded; empty-headed; airhead
Ancestry of “svampito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | svampire | To die down, fade, wane |
| 2 | Italian | s- | un-, in-; de-, dis-, un-; API + bocca → sboccato |
| 3 | Latin | ēx- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |