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Where does “bambino” come from?

bambino (Italian) comes from Italian bambo — naive, foolish; child.

bambino (Italian): child, baby, toddler, tot; boy, young boy; Breed...

Definitions

  1. child, baby, toddler, tot; boy, young boy; Breed...

Ancestry of “bambino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbambonaive, foolish; child

Words derived from “bambino”

  • bimbo
  • bambino
  • bimbette
  • bambini
  • bimbofication
  • bimboesque
  • bambinaia
  • bambinesco
  • bambinescamente
  • bamboleggiare
  • bamboleggiamento
  • bimbo
  • mangiabambini
  • bambini
  • bambolotto
  • bambola
  • rimbambire
  • rimbambimento
  • bambolificio
  • bambinaio
  • bambinata
  • bambolo
  • bambin
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