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Where does “Evandro” come from?

Evandro (Italian) comes from Latin Evander, from Ancient Greek Εὔανδρος, from Ancient Greek εὐ-, from Ancient Greek πίων, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Ancestry of “Evandro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinEvander—
2Ancient GreekΕὔανδρος—
3Ancient Greekεὐ-good, well
4Ancient Greekπίωνfat, rich; wealthy; abounding, fertile
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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