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Where does “partigiano” come from?

partigiano (Italian) comes from Italian -igiano, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

partigiano (Italian): partisan; a member of the Italian resistance...

Definitions

  1. partisan; a member of the Italian resistance...

Ancestry of “partigiano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-igiano—
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “partigiano”

  • partisan
  • partisanship
  • bipartisan
  • nonpartisan
  • bipartisanship
  • nonpartisanship
  • unpartisan
  • antipartisan
  • hyperpartisanship
  • partigiano
  • partisanism
  • multipartisan
  • partisanly
  • hyperpartisan
  • postpartisan
  • transpartisan
  • bipartisanly
  • tripartisan
  • nonpartisanism
  • postpartisanship
  • tripartisanship
  • antipartigiane
  • bipartisan
  • partigiane
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