Where does “Mantova” come from?
Mantova (Italian) comes from Latin Mantua, from Etruscan 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀, from Etruscan 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈 — Mantus, god of the underworld.
Ancestry of “Mantova”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Mantua | — |
| 2 | Etruscan | 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈𐌅𐌀 | — |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌈 | Mantus, god of the underworld |