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Where does “Stromboli” come from?

Stromboli (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek Στρογγύλη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

Ancestry of “Stromboli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣτρογγύλη—
2Ancient Greek-ή—
3Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “Stromboli”

  • Stromboli
  • Strombolian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →