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Where does “brina” come from?

brina (Italian) comes from Latin pruīna, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

brina (Italian): frost, especially hoarfrost; third-person...

Definitions

  1. frost, especially hoarfrost; third-person...

Ancestry of “brina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpruīna—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

Words derived from “brina”

  • brinoso
  • antibrina
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