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Where does “modiglione” come from?

modiglione (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin mutilionem, from Latin mutulus — projecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...

modiglione (Italian): corbel, modillion, truss

Definitions

  1. corbel, modillion, truss

Ancestry of “modiglione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmutilionem—
2Latinmutulusprojecting shelf, bracket; slab under corona of...

Words derived from “modiglione”

  • modillion
  • modillioned
  • intermodillion
  • modillon
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