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Where does “orticaio” come from?

orticaio (Italian) comes from Italian ortica, from Latin urtīca, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

orticaio (Italian): nettle patch

Definitions

  1. nettle patch

Ancestry of “orticaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorticanettle; stinging nettle, common nettle
2Latinurtīca—
3Latin-āria—
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →