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Where does “colassù” come from?

colassù (Italian) comes from Italian colà, from Italian Nicola, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

colassù (Italian): up there

Definitions

  1. up there

Ancestry of “colassù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancolàthere
2ItalianNicola—
3LatinNīcolāus—
4Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
5Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
6Proto-Helleniclāwós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “colassù”

  • colassuso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →