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Where does “nettareo” come from?

nettareo (Italian) comes from Latin nectareus, from Ancient Greek νεκτάρεος, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ, from Proto-Indo-European néḱtr̥h₂, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

nettareo (Italian): nectarine, sweet, delicious

Definitions

  1. nectarine, sweet, delicious

Ancestry of “nettareo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnectareusnectarine, sweet, delicious
2Ancient Greekνεκτάρεοςsweet as nectar”, “fragrant
3Ancient Greekνέκταρnectar, the specific nourishment of the gods
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱtr̥h₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
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