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Where does “ortolano” come from?

ortolano (Italian) comes from Latin hortulanus, from Latin hortulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ortolano (Italian): greengrocer; market gardener

Definitions

  1. greengrocer; market gardener

Ancestry of “ortolano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhortulanusof or belonging to a garden, garden-; gardener
2Latinhortulusa small garden
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “ortolano”

  • Ortolan
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