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Where does “hilvanar” come from?

hilvanar (Spanish) comes from Spanish hilván, from Spanish vano, from Latin vānus, from Italian vano, from Italian vanare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

hilvanar (Spanish): to baste; to string together; to outline, to...

Definitions

  1. to baste; to string together; to outline, to...

Ancestry of “hilvanar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhilvánbasting, tack
2Spanishvanovain
3Latinvānus—
4Italianvanovain, useless, idle; quaint; space, opening,...
5ItalianvanareAlternative form of vaneggiare
6Romanian-re-ing, -ation
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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