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Where does “alveo” come from?

alveo (Italian) comes from Latin alveus, from Latin alvus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

alveo (Italian): bed, runway; riverbed

Definitions

  1. bed, runway; riverbed

Ancestry of “alveo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalveusa hollow, cavity; a hollow vessel, in the shape...
2Latinalvusbelly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “alveo”

  • subalveo
  • inalveare
  • inalveazione
  • paleoalveo
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