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Where does “tramontano” come from?

tramontano (Italian) comes from Latin trānsmontānus, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

tramontano (Italian): beyond the mountains; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. beyond the mountains; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “tramontano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrānsmontānus—
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tramontano”

  • tramontana
  • tramontane
  • tramontana
  • tramontana
  • трамонтана
  • tramontane
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