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Where does “biada” come from?

biada (Italian) comes from Latin blada, from Latin bladum, from Frankish blād, from Proto-Germanic blēduz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

biada (Italian): fodder; inflection of biadare: ## third-person...

Definitions

  1. fodder; inflection of biadare: ## third-person...

Ancestry of “biada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbladanominative/accusative/vocative plural of bladum
2LatinbladumA kind of grain, wheat
3Frankishblādfield produce; produce
4Proto-Germanicblēduzblowing, breath, puff; flower, leaf, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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