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Where does “regionale” come from?

regionale (Italian) comes from Latin regionalis, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

regionale (Italian): regional

Definitions

  1. regional

Ancestry of “regionale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinregionalisOf or belonging to a region or province—regional,...
2Latinregiō—
3LatinAemilia—
4Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
6Proto-Italicaimosimitation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

Words derived from “regionale”

  • regionalità
  • sovraregionale
  • regionalismo
  • bioregionalismo
  • macroregionale
  • regionalizzare
  • regionalizzazione
  • multiregionale
  • etnoregionalista
  • regionalista
  • etnoregionalismo
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