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Where does “tartufaio” come from?

tartufaio (Italian) comes from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

tartufaio (Italian): truffle hunter; truffle seller

Definitions

  1. truffle hunter; truffle seller

Ancestry of “tartufaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantartufotruffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person...
2Medieval Latinterrituberum—
3Latinterraenominative plural of terra; genitive singular of...
4Latinterraground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's...
5Proto-Italicterzā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →