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Where does “fragno” come from?

fragno (Italian) comes from Latin farneus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

fragno (Italian): Macedonian oak

Definitions

  1. Macedonian oak

Ancestry of “fragno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfarneusOf or pertaining to the "farnus" tree
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “fragno”

  • franja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →