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Where does “quercia” come from?

quercia (Italian) comes from Latin quercea, from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

quercia (Italian): oak; the wood of such a tree; a strong or...

Definitions

  1. oak; the wood of such a tree; a strong or...

Ancestry of “quercia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquerceainflection of querceus: ## nominative/vocative...
2LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
3Proto-Italickʷerkus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “quercia”

  • querceta
  • querciarolo
  • quercioso
  • quercite
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