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Where does “antivaioloso” come from?

antivaioloso (Italian) comes from Italian vaioloso, from Italian vaiolo, from Late Latin variola, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

antivaioloso (Italian): smallpox

Definitions

  1. smallpox

Ancestry of “antivaioloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvaiolosovariolous; smallpox
2Italianvaiolosmallpox
3Late Latinvariolaan infectious disease causing pustules; pox
4Latinvariusdiverse, different, various, variegated
5Latinvārus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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