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Where does “rivolo” come from?

rivolo (Italian) comes from Latin rivulus, from Latin rīvus, from Proto-Italic rīwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃riH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

rivolo (Italian): trickle; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. trickle; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “rivolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrivulusA small brook, rill, rivulet; A small channel,...
2Latinrīvus—
3Proto-Italicrīwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃riH-wó-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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