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Where does “baldo” come from?

baldo (Italian) comes from Old French bald, from Frankish balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

baldo (Italian): bold, self-confident, brave, fearless, doughty; A...

Definitions

  1. bold, self-confident, brave, fearless, doughty; A...

Ancestry of “baldo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaldjoyous, full of ardor
2Frankishbalþbold, brave
3Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “baldo”

  • baldanzoso
  • baldamente
  • baldi
  • baldanza
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