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Where does “Gianicolo” come from?

Gianicolo (Italian) comes from Latin Ianiculum, from Latin Iānus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Gianicolo (Italian): Janiculum

Definitions

  1. Janiculum

Ancestry of “Gianicolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIaniculumJaniculum hill
2LatinIānus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “Gianicolo”

  • gianicolense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →