Where does “mette” come from?
mette (Neapolitan) comes from Latin mitto, from Proto-Italic meitō, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
mette (Neapolitan): To put aside
Ancestry of “mette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mitto | I send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | meitō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |