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Where does “appiciare” come from?

appiciare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

Ancestry of “appiciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpixpitch, tar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “appiciare”

  • appicciare
  • appiccicosamente
  • appiccicare
  • appiccicoso
  • riappiccicare
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