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Where does “nembo” come from?

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

nembo (Italian): nimbus; rain cloud

Definitions

  1. nimbus; rain cloud

Ancestry of “nembo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnimbusrainstorm, rain shower; rain cloud, thunder...
2Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “nembo”

  • nembifero
  • nembostrato
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