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Where does “orografico” come from?

orografico (Italian) comes from Italian orografia, from Italian oro-, from Ancient Greek ὄρος, from Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

orografico (Italian): orographic

Definitions

  1. orographic

Ancestry of “orografico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorografiaorography
2Italianoro-Forms terms relating to mountains; Forms terms...
3Ancient Greekὄροςa mountain, hill; mountain chain; district,...
4Ancient Greekὄρνυμιto set upon, let loose upon, move on; to awaken,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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