mettere

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈmetːere/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to put, place, lay, set
  • (transitive) to deposit
  • (transitive) to bet, wager
  • (transitive) to cut new teeth
  • (transitive) to charge item on sale
  • (intransitive) to give, lead onto
  • (intransitive) to suppose
  • (intransitive) to don, put on, draw up

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mittere (send) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mey-, *meyth₂- (exchange, go past, swap, change, switch, replace, change places).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mey-, *meyth₂-

Gloss

exchange, go past, swap, change, switch, replace, change places

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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