Where does “woonregio” come from?
woonregio (Dutch) comes from Dutch regio, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
woonregio (Dutch): residential area
Ancestry of “woonregio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | regio | region |
| 2 | Latin | regiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |