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Where does “boschetto” come from?

boschetto (Italian) comes from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

boschetto (Italian): copse, grove; shrubbery

Definitions

  1. copse, grove; shrubbery

Ancestry of “boschetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ettoAlterative suffix used to form melioratives,...
2English-etUsed to form diminutives, loosely construed
3Middle English-etForms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,...
4Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
5Latin-ātus—
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “boschetto”

  • bosket
  • bosquet
  • disboscation
  • bosquet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →