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Where does “passero” come from?

passero (Italian) comes from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

passero (Italian): sparrow

Definitions

  1. sparrow

Ancestry of “passero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpassersparrow; turbot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “passero”

  • passeraceo
  • passerotto
  • passeriforme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →