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Where does “circumpadano” come from?

circumpadano (Italian) comes from Italian padano, from Latin Padanus, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

circumpadano (Italian): Describing the plain surrounding the river Po

Definitions

  1. Describing the plain surrounding the river Po

Ancestry of “circumpadano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianpadanoA type of rice; Of, pertaining to or originating...
2LatinPadanus—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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