Where does “sverniciare” come from?
sverniciare (Italian) comes from Italian vernice, from Medieval Latin vernix, from Latin veronix, from Byzantine Greek βερονίκη, from Ancient Greek βερονίκιον, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη, from Ancient Macedonian Βερενῑ́κη, from Ancient Greek φέρω — shiny, light brown.
sverniciare (Italian): To strip old paint from a surface
Definitions
- To strip old paint from a surface
Ancestry of “sverniciare”, step by step
sverniciare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian vernice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vernice | paint; varnish; veneer, gloss |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | vernix | varnish; resin |
| 3 | Latin | veronix | — |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | βερονίκη | resin amber |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βερονίκιον | soda |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Βερενίκη | a city in Lybia; bringer of victory |
| 7 | Ancient Macedonian | Βερενῑ́κη | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Italian are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 2 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 3 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 4 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Italian S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | S | south |