profettizio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin profectīcius, profectītius, derived from Latin proficīscor (“to depart, leave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pro.fetˈtit.t͡sjo/
• Rhymes: -ittsjo
• Hyphenation: pro‧fet‧tì‧zio

Adjective

profettizio (feminine profettizia, masculine plural profettizi, feminine plural profettizie)

1. (Ancient Rome, law, of wealth) coming from a father or another ancestor

   Antonym: avventizio

Further reading

• profettizio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana