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Where does “trangugiare” come from?

trangugiare (Italian) comes from Italian tra, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

trangugiare (Italian): to gulp or bolt down food or pound; to tuck in

Definitions

  1. to gulp or bolt down food or pound; to tuck in

Ancestry of “trangugiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantrabetween; among; in
2Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
3Latininterus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
5Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “trangugiare”

  • trangugiamento
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