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Where does “piumoso” come from?

piumoso (Italian) comes from Latin plūmōsus, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

piumoso (Italian): feathery, downy; plumose, feathery

Definitions

  1. feathery, downy; plumose, feathery

Ancestry of “piumoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplūmōsus—
2Latinplūma—
3Proto-Italicplouksmā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúnksneh₂feather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “piumoso”

  • piumosità
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