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Where does “incolume” come from?

incolume (Italian) comes from Latin incolumis, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

incolume (Italian): unhurt, safe; undamaged, unscathed

Definitions

  1. unhurt, safe; undamaged, unscathed

Ancestry of “incolume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincolumisunimpaired, uninjured, unhurt; safe, safe and...
2Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
3Old Latinenin
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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