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Where does “sfrondatura” come from?

sfrondatura (Italian) comes from Italian sfrondare, from Italian fronda, from French fronde, from Latin funda, from Proto-Indo-European bʰondʰeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

sfrondatura (Italian): stripping, pruning, trimming

Definitions

  1. stripping, pruning, trimming

Ancestry of “sfrondatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansfrondareTo remove the leaves from; to prune
2Italianfrondafrond; rebellion
3Frenchfrondefoliage; frond; sling, slingshot
4Latinfundaa hand-sling; second-person singular present...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰondʰeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →