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Where does “-dromo” come from?

-dromo (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

-dromo (Italian): -drome

Definitions

  1. -drome

Ancestry of “-dromo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδρόμοςrace, running; racetrack; course, path
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “-dromo”

  • cosmodromo
  • catadromo
  • anfidromo
  • aerodromo
  • ippodromo
  • quagliodromo
  • motodromo
  • kartodromo
  • sambodromo
  • autodromo
  • cinodromo
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