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Where does “embrice” come from?

embrice (Italian) comes from Latin imbrex, from Latin imber, from Proto-Italic *n̥βris.

embrice (Italian): A flat roof tile

Definitions

  1. A flat roof tile

Ancestry of “embrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimbreximbrex, pantile
2Latinimberrain; a storm; a stormcloud
3Proto-Italic*n̥βris—
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