Where does “madreselva” come from?

madreselva (Italian) comes from Italian madre, from Latin mātrem, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

madreselva (Italian): honeysuckle, woodbine

Definitions

  1. honeysuckle, woodbine

Ancestry of “madreselva”, step by step

madreselva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian madre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmadremother; that constitutes the origin of subsequent...
2Latinmātrem—
3Proto-Italicmātērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Italian selva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianselvaforest, wood
2Latinsilvawood, forest; orchard, grove
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
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