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Where does “avvoltoio” come from?

avvoltoio (Italian) comes from Latin vulturius, from Latin Vultur.

avvoltoio (Italian): vulture

Definitions

  1. vulture

Ancestry of “avvoltoio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulturiusvulture; a rapacious person; an unlucky throw
2LatinVultur—
Every word from Latin Vultur →