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Italian word mettere comes from Proto-Indo-European *mith₂-, Latin ite, missa est
*mith₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
to exchange, remove
ite, missa est (Latin)
mitto (Latin)
I announce, tell, report, send word, advise. I attend, guide, escort. I dismiss, disregard. I let or bring out, put or send forth, send out, emit; let blood, bleed; utter a sound, speak, say. I put an end to. I put out, extend, reach out (my hand). I send, cause to go, let go, release, discharge. I throw, hurl, cast, launch, send; throw down, sprinkle. I yield, furnish, produce, export.
mettere (Italian)
(intransitive) to don, put on, draw up. (intransitive) to give, lead onto. (intransitive) to suppose. (transitive) to bet, wager. (transitive) to charge (item on sale). (transitive) to cut (new teeth). (transitive) to deposit. (transitive) to put, place, lay, set.