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Where does “vagheggiare” come from?

vagheggiare (Italian) comes from Italian -eggiare, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

vagheggiare (Italian): to contemplate fondly; to admire; to long for, to...

Definitions

  1. to contemplate fondly; to admire; to long for, to...

Ancestry of “vagheggiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-eggiareUsed to form verbs from adjectives or nouns
2Latin-izāre—
3Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “vagheggiare”

  • vagheggiamento
  • vagheggiatore
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