attecchire

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Verb

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attecchìre (first-person singular present attecchìsco, first-person singular past historic attecchìi, past participle attecchìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to take root, to prosper (of plants) [auxiliary avere]
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to catch on, to set in [auxiliary avere]
    • 2016 January 12, Roselina Salemi, “Finalmente soli”, in Repubblica D[1]:
      [] 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

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References

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