Where does “cladodio” come from?
cladodio (Italian) comes from Italian clado-, from Ancient Greek κλάδος, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₂dos, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
cladodio (Italian): cladophyll
Ancestry of “cladodio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | clado- | clado- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλάδος | young slip or shoot of a tree, such as is broken... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₂dos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |