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Where does “idrofognario” come from?

idrofognario (Italian) comes from Italian fognario, from Italian fogna, from Italian fognare, from Latin fundiāre, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

idrofognario (Italian): water supply and sewerage

Definitions

  1. water supply and sewerage

Ancestry of “idrofognario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfognariosewer
2Italianfognasewer; cesspit; hovel, pigsty
3ItalianfognareTo provide with a drainage or sewerage system
4Latinfundiāre—
5Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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