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Where does “rimorchio” come from?

rimorchio (Italian) comes from Latin remurclum, from Latin remurculum, from Latin remulcum, from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω, from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα — tow-line.

rimorchio (Italian): tow, towage, towing; trailer; first-person...

Definitions

  1. tow, towage, towing; trailer; first-person...

Ancestry of “rimorchio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinremurclum—
2Latinremurculum—
3Latinremulcumtowrope
4Ancient Greekῥυμουλκέωto pull a towing rope
5Ancient Greekῥῦμαtow-line

Words derived from “rimorchio”

  • rimorchiare
  • semirimorchio
  • rimorchio
  • aerorimorchio
  • remorquer
  • remorqueuse
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