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Where does “fiammiferi” come from?

fiammiferi (Italian) comes from Italian fiammifero, from Italian fiamma, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

fiammiferi (Italian): plural of fiammifero

Definitions

  1. plural of fiammifero

Ancestry of “fiammiferi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfiammiferomatch
2Italianfiammaflame; pennant, pennon; flash
3Latinflammaflame, fire
4Latinflāgrāre—
5Latinfrāgrō—
6Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

Words derived from “fiammiferi”

  • portafiammiferi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →