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Where does “Strombolian” come from?

Strombolian (English) comes from English stromboli, from Italian Stromboli, from Ancient Greek Στρογγύλη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Strombolian (English): Of, or pertaining to, the island or volcano of...

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to, the island or volcano of...

Ancestry of “Strombolian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstromboliA type of turnover filled with various cheeses,...
2ItalianStromboli—
3Ancient GreekΣτρογγύλη—
4Ancient Greek-ή—
5Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →