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Where does “fastigium” come from?

fastigium (English) comes from Latin fastigium, from Proto-Italic farstjagjom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérstis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

fastigium (English): An apex or summit; culmination; A pediment or...

Definitions

  1. An apex or summit; culmination; A pediment or...

Ancestry of “fastigium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfastigiumpeak, summit, top; slope, declivity, descent;...
2Proto-Italicfarstjagjom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰérstis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “fastigium”

  • gyrobifastigium
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