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Where does “palude” come from?

palude (Italian) comes from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

palude (Italian): marsh, fen, swamp, bog

Definitions

  1. marsh, fen, swamp, bog

Ancestry of “palude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpālus—
2Proto-Italicpākslos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “palude”

  • paludism
  • impaludare
  • impaludamento
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