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Where does “tranquillarsi” come from?

tranquillarsi (Italian) comes from Italian tranquillare, from Latin tranquillo, from Latin tranquillus, from Latin transquilus, from Latin trans-, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tranquillarsi (Italian): to calm down

Definitions

  1. to calm down

Ancestry of “tranquillarsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantranquillareto calm down; to enjoy peace and serenity; to...
2Latintranquilloquietly, without disturbance; I calm or still; I...
3Latintranquillusquiet, calm, still, tranquil; placid, composed,...
4Latintransquilus—
5Latintrans-through, across, beyond
6Latintransacross, beyond
7Proto-Italictrānts—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
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