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Where does “Nizza” come from?

Nizza (Italian) comes from Latin Nīcaea, from Ancient Greek Νίκαια, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Nizza (Italian): Nice

Definitions

  1. Nice

Ancestry of “Nizza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNīcaea—
2Ancient GreekΝίκαια—
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “Nizza”

  • nizzardo
  • nizzese
  • Ницца
  • ניצה
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