attecchire

Italian

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þeihan, to prosper), compare German (ge)deihen.[1] [2]

Verb

attecchire

  1. (intransitive) to take root
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to catch on, to set in
    • 2016 January 12, Roselina Salemi, “Finalmente soli”, in Repubblica D:
      [] e i gruppi Mgtow cavalcano l’onda di un mondo io-centrico: io sempre, io prima di tutto, i miei diritti, la mia libertà. Sono spaventato, penso che questo movimento attecchirà e farà parlare di sé.
      [] and the Mgtow groups rode the wave of a me-centric world: always me, me before everything, my rights, my liberty. I am afraid, I think that this movement will catch on and will make us speak only of ourselves.

Conjugation

References

  1. attecchire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. attecchire in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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