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Where does “timoniere” come from?

timoniere (Italian) comes from French timon, from Late Latin tīmōnem, from Latin temonem, from Latin temo, from Old Latin tecmonem, from Proto-Indo-European teḱs- — construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...

timoniere (Italian): helmsman; cox

Definitions

  1. helmsman; cox

Ancestry of “timoniere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtimondrawbar; tiller of a rudder
2Late Latintīmōnem—
3Latintemonemaccusative singular of tēmō
4Latintemopole; tongue; beam
5Old Latintecmonem—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱs-construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...

Words derived from “timoniere”

  • capotimoniere
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