Where does “aviorazzo” come from?
aviorazzo (Italian) comes from Italian avio-, from Italian aviazione, from French aviation, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
aviorazzo (Italian): A rocket or flare fired from an aircraft
Definitions
- A rocket or flare fired from an aircraft
Ancestry of “aviorazzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | avio- | Denoting connection to aircraft and aerial... |
| 2 | Italian | aviazione | aviation; air force |
| 3 | French | aviation | aviation |
| 4 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 5 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 6 | Latin | fauna | animals |