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Where does “nostro” come from?

nostro (Italian) comes from Latin noster, from Proto-Italic nosteros, from Proto-Indo-European nos, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nostro (Italian): our; of ours; our own

Definitions

  1. our; of ours; our own

Ancestry of “nostro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnosterour, ours
2Proto-Italicnosterosour
3Proto-Indo-Europeannos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →