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Where does “roncolare” come from?

roncolare (Italian) comes from Italian roncola, from Italian ronca, from Italian roncare, from Latin runcāre, from Proto-Italic runkō.

roncolare (Italian): To prune

Definitions

  1. To prune

Ancestry of “roncolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianroncolabillhook, specifically; third-person singular...
2ItalianroncaLesser common form of roncola
3ItalianroncareTo cut, prune
4Latinruncāre—
5Proto-Italicrunkō—

Words derived from “roncolare”

  • roncolato
  • roncolatura
Every word from Proto-Italic runkō →