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Where does “gronda” come from?

gronda (Italian) comes from Latin grunda, from Latin suggrunda, from Proto-Italic ɣrondā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrondʰ-h₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.

gronda (Italian): eaves; eavesdrop; eaves trough, eavestrough

Definitions

  1. eaves; eavesdrop; eaves trough, eavestrough

Ancestry of “gronda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrundaroof; eaves; gutter
2Latinsuggrunda—
3Proto-Italicɣrondāpost, beam
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrondʰ-h₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ-beam, plank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- →