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Where does “sovrabbondanza” come from?

sovrabbondanza (Italian) comes from Italian abbondanza, from Latin abundantia, from Latin abundō, from Latin undō, from Latin unda, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

sovrabbondanza (Italian): overabundance, excess

Definitions

  1. overabundance, excess

Ancestry of “sovrabbondanza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabbondanzaabundance; richness; wealth
2Latinabundantiaabundance; vocative singular of abundantia;...
3Latinabundō—
4Latinundō—
5Latinundawave; billow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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