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Where does “berbice” come from?

berbice (Italian) comes from Latin berbēx, from Latin vervēx, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn — lamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

berbice (Italian): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “berbice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinberbēx—
2Latinvervēx—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁ḗnlamb in general, or more probably only the male,...
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