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Where does “tergo” come from?

tergo (Italian) comes from Latin tergum, from Latin tergus, from Proto-Indo-European tragʰ- — to draw, drag.

tergo (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “tergo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintergumback, rear; surface
2Latintergusback, rear; hide, skin
3Proto-Indo-Europeantragʰ-to draw, drag

Words derived from “tergo”

  • attergare
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