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Where does “neomamma” come from?

neomamma (Italian) comes from Italian mamma, from French maman, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

neomamma (Italian): new mother

Definitions

  1. new mother

Ancestry of “neomamma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmammamom , mommy , mum , mummy; mother; type of...
2Frenchmamanmummy, mom, mum
3Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
4Latinferō—
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →