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Where does “ciclocampestre” come from?

ciclocampestre (Italian) comes from Italian campestre, from Latin campester, from Latin -estris, from Latin terrestris, from Latin Terra, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

ciclocampestre (Italian): cross-country cycle race; cross-country cycling

Definitions

  1. cross-country cycle race; cross-country cycling

Ancestry of “ciclocampestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancampestrecountry , cross-country, rural
2Latincampesterlevel, even, flat; field, plain; god or goddess...
3Latin-estris—
4LatinterrestrisOf or pertaining to the earth or land;...
5LatinTerragoddess of the earth; the Earth itself; tierra ...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
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