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Where does “dosso” come from?

dosso (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dosso (Italian): rise; bump

Definitions

  1. rise; bump

Ancestry of “dosso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latindossum—
2Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
3Proto-Italicdorsom—

Words derived from “dosso”

  • demodossologia
  • rindossare
  • indossare
  • indossabile
  • dossologia
  • intradosso
  • indossierbar
  • Indossant
  • indossieren
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