Where does “Tagliamento” come from?
Tagliamento (Italian) comes from Italian tagliare, from Late Latin talio, from Latin talea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂l- — to grow; young animal.
Tagliamento (Italian): cut, cutting
Definitions
- cut, cutting
Ancestry of “Tagliamento”, step by step
Tagliamento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian tagliare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tagliare | to cut or slash; to spike; to cleave |
| 2 | Late Latin | talio | a punishment equal to the injury sustained;... |
| 3 | Latin | talea | A long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂l- | to grow; young animal |
via Latin Tiliaventum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Tiliaventum | A river of Venetia which flows into the Adriatic Sea, now the Tagliamento |