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Where does “svergognare” come from?

svergognare (Italian) comes from Italian vergogna, from Vulgar Latin verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

svergognare (Italian): To shame, to reproach

Definitions

  1. To shame, to reproach

Ancestry of “svergognare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvergognashame, disgrace, discredit, scandal;...
2Vulgar Latinverecunnia—
3Latinverēcundia—
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “svergognare”

  • svergognamento
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