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Where does “polito” come from?

polito (Latin) comes from Latin polio, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

polito (Latin): second-person singular future active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future active imperative...

Ancestry of “polito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpolioI polish, I smooth; dative singular of polion;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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