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Where does “piramide” come from?

piramide (Italian) comes from Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πυραμίς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

piramide (Italian): pyramid

Definitions

  1. pyramid

Ancestry of “piramide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpȳramis—
2Ancient Greekπυραμίςpyramid; a type of cake
3Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

Words derived from “piramide”

  • piramidologia
  • piramidologo
  • bipiramide
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