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Where does “bardotto” come from?

bardotto (Italian) comes from Italian barda, from Old French barde, from Arabic بَرْدَة, from Persian پرده, from Middle Persian pardag, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

bardotto (Italian): hinny; errand boy; apprentice

Definitions

  1. hinny; errand boy; apprentice

Ancestry of “bardotto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbardaA saddle without saddlebow; bard; third-person...
2Old Frenchbardehorse armor
3Arabicبَرْدَة—
4Persianپردهcurtain; veil; screen
5Middle Persianpardag—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “bardotto”

  • bardot
  • bardou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →