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Where does “ortomercato” come from?

ortomercato (Italian) comes from Italian orto-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθο-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ortomercato (Italian): fruit and vegetable market

Definitions

  1. fruit and vegetable market

Ancestry of “ortomercato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorto-ortho-; garden, orchard
2Ancient Greekὀρθο-—
3Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
4Proto-Hellenicortʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
7Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
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