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Where does “lama” come from?

lama (Italian) comes from French lamé, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

lama (Italian): blade; lama; llama

Definitions

  1. blade; lama; llama

Ancestry of “lama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlamépast participle of lamer
2French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
3Middle French-é—
4Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
5Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
6Proto-Italic-ā—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “lama”

  • lametta
  • monolama
  • lametta
  • affilalame
  • lamaismi
  • lamaismo
  • bilame
  • bilama
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →