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Where does “inspergo” come from?

inspergo (Latin) comes from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inspergo (Latin): I sprinkle or scatter into or upon

Definitions

  1. I sprinkle or scatter into or upon

Ancestry of “inspergo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīn-—
2Latinîn—
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inspergo”

  • insperse
  • inspergens
  • inspersurus
  • inspersus
  • inspergendus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →