Where does “vetrioleggiare” come from?

vetrioleggiare (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.

vetrioleggiare (Italian): to throw acid (vitriol) especially into the face, or to deface something

Definitions

  1. to throw acid (vitriol) especially into the face, or to deface something

Ancestry of “vetrioleggiare”, 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
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Ancient Greek -ίζω →