Where does “landa” come from?

landa (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin landa, from Gaulish landā, from Proto-Celtic landā, from Proto-Indo-European ln̥dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European léndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

landa (Italian): moor; land

Definitions

  1. moor; land

Ancestry of “landa”, step by step

landa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin landa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlanda—
2Gaulishlandā—
3Proto-Celticlandāland, space
4Proto-Indo-Europeanln̥dʰ-éh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Sicilian lanna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianlannatin plate
2Latinlāminaa thin piece or sheet of metal, wood, marble, etc.; a plate, leaf, layer
3Latinlaminamaccusative singular of lāmina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léndʰ-s ~ ln̥dʰ-és →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ln̥dʰ-éh₂ →