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Where does “Lunfardo” come from?

Lunfardo (English) comes from Spanish lunfardo, from Spanish lombardo, from Late Latin langobardus, from Proto-Germanic *langabardaz, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

Ancestry of “Lunfardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishlunfardoLunfardo
2SpanishlombardoLombard
3Late Latinlangobardusa Lombard
4Proto-Germanic*langabardaz—
5Proto-Germaniclangazlong
6Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
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