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Where does “terronia” come from?

terronia (Italian) comes from Italian terrone, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “terronia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianterronea Southern Italian
2Italian-oneAlterative suffix used to form augmentatives;...
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →