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Where does “lauro” come from?

lauro (Italian) comes from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

lauro (Italian): laurel; Any plant of the genus "Laurus"

Definitions

  1. laurel; Any plant of the genus "Laurus"

Ancestry of “lauro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
2English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
3Latin-āceus—
4Latin-āx—
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “lauro”

  • laureto
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