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Where does “romboidale” come from?

romboidale (Italian) comes from Italian romboide, from Italian rombo, from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος, from Ancient Greek ῥέμβω, from Proto-Indo-European wrembh-, from Proto-Indo-European werbh-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

romboidale (Italian): rhomboid; diamond-shaped

Definitions

  1. rhomboid; diamond-shaped

Ancestry of “romboidale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianromboiderhomboid
2Italianromboroar; rhombus; turbot
3Latinrhombusrhombus; flatfish; sturgeon
4Ancient Greekῥόμβοςbullroarer, an instrument whirled on the end of a...
5Ancient GreekῥέμβωI turn in circles; I roam, rove about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrembh-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbh-to turn, twist, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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