Where does “ontaneto” come from?

ontaneto (Italian) comes from Italian ontano, from Latin alnus, from Proto-Italic alznos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis.

ontaneto (Italian): alder wood; alder plantation

Definitions

  1. alder wood; alder plantation

Ancestry of “ontaneto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianontanoalder; common alder, black alder, European alder;...
2LatinalnusAn alder; Anything made of alder wood; a ship,...
3Proto-Italicalznos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élsnosalder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élsnos →Every word from Proto-Italic alznos →