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Where does “biondastro” come from?

biondastro (Italian) comes from Italian biondo, from Medieval Latin blondus, from Frankish blund, from Proto-Germanic blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlendʰ- — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...

biondastro (Italian): blondish

Definitions

  1. blondish

Ancestry of “biondastro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbiondoblond , blonde , fair-haired; blond, blond man,...
2Medieval Latinblondusblond
3Frankishblunda mixed color between golden and light-brown
4Proto-Germanicblundazblond; mixed, blinding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlendʰ-to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
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