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Where does “latomia” come from?

latomia (Italian) comes from Latin lautumia, from Ancient Greek λᾱτομία, from Ancient Greek τέμνω, from Proto-Indo-European -né- — Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

latomia (Italian): A quarry once used as a prison

Definitions

  1. A quarry once used as a prison

Ancestry of “latomia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlautumiastone quarry, especially one used as a prison
2Ancient Greekλᾱτομίαquarry
3Ancient GreekτέμνωI cut, hew; I maim, wound; I butcher, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-European-né-Forms mostly transitive imperfective verbs from...

Words derived from “latomia”

  • latomistico
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