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Where does “bugna” come from?

bugna (Italian) comes from Italian bugnare, from Italian -are, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

bugna (Italian): A wickerwork basket; boss; clew

Definitions

  1. A wickerwork basket; boss; clew

Ancestry of “bugna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbugnareTo ashlar
2Italian-areUsed, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most...
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →