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Where does “controfosso” come from?

controfosso (Italian) comes from Italian contro-, from Italian contra-, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei.

controfosso (Italian): countertrench, auxiliary trench

Definitions

  1. countertrench, auxiliary trench

Ancestry of “controfosso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancontro-contro-; counter-
2Italiancontra-contra-
3Latincontrā—
4Latinubī—
5Latincubī—
6Proto-Italic*kʷuðei—
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