Where does “zavorramento” come from?
zavorramento (Italian) comes from Italian zavorrare, from Italian zavorra, from Latin saburra, from Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
zavorramento (Italian): ballasting
Ancestry of “zavorramento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | zavorrare | To load with ballast |
| 2 | Italian | zavorra | ballast, either in the hold of a ship or thrown... |
| 3 | Latin | saburra | grit, sand |
| 4 | Latin | sabulum | Alternative form of sabulō; gravel, sand; sand,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sámh₂dʰos | sand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |