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Where does “orticello” come from?

orticello (Italian) comes from Italian orto, from Latin hortus, from Proto-Italic *hortos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰórtos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

orticello (Italian): Diminutive of orto: a small vegetable garden

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of orto: a small vegetable garden

Ancestry of “orticello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianortovegetable garden; market garden; orchard
2Latinhortusgarden
3Proto-Italic*hortos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰórtosenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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