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Where does “legno” come from?

legno (Italian) comes from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

legno (Italian): wood; sailing ship; woodwind instrument

Definitions

  1. wood; sailing ship; woodwind instrument

Ancestry of “legno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīgnum—
2EnglishpolygonumAny of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,...
3Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
4Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
5Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
6Proto-Hellenic*péryō—

Words derived from “legno”

  • legnamistico
  • legnaiolo
  • simil-legno
  • rodilegno
  • legname
  • legnaceo
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