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Where does “centrosud” come from?

centrosud (Italian) comes from Italian sud, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

centrosud (Italian): central south

Definitions

  1. central south

Ancestry of “centrosud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansudsouth
2Frenchsudsouth
3Middle Frenchsud—
4Old Frenchsudsouth
5Old Englishsūþsouth
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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