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Where does “sparviero” come from?

sparviero (Italian) comes from Italian sparviere, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

sparviero (Italian): Alternative spelling of sparviere; hawk;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of sparviere; hawk;...

Ancestry of “sparviero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansparvierehawk; hod
2Proto-Germanicsparwarazsparrow-hawk
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
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