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Where does “Enza” come from?

Enza (Italian) comes from Italian Enzo, from German Heinz, from German Heinrich, from Old High German Heimrih, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “Enza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianEnzo—
2GermanHeinz—
3GermanHeinrichGerman given name; Henry
4Old High GermanHeimrih—
5Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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