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Where does “semirimorchio” come from?

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

semirimorchio (Italian): semitrailer

Definitions

  1. semitrailer

Ancestry of “semirimorchio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrimorchiotow, towage, towing; trailer; first-person...
2Latinremurclum—
3Latinremurculum—
4Latinremulcumtowrope
5Ancient Greekῥυμουλκέωto pull a towing rope
6Ancient Greekῥῦμαtow-line
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα →