Where does “trafitto” come from?
trafitto (Italian) comes from Italian trafiggere, from Latin transfigo, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
trafitto (Italian): past participle of trafiggere; pierced,...
Definitions
- past participle of trafiggere; pierced,...
Ancestry of “trafitto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | trafiggere | to pierce; to produce a sharp, acute, or stabbing... |
| 2 | Latin | transfigo | I thrust through; I transfix |
| 3 | Latin | fīgō | to fasten, fix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |