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Where does “nebula” come from?

nebula (Italian) comes from Latin nebula, from Proto-Italic neβelā, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nebula (Italian): fog, mist; cloud; nebula

Definitions

  1. fog, mist; cloud; nebula

Ancestry of “nebula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnebulafog; cloud; vapor
2Proto-Italicneβelā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nebula”

  • nebulizzatore
  • nebulizzazione
  • nebulizzare
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