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Where does “transahariano” come from?

transahariano (Italian) comes from Italian trans-, 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.

transahariano (Italian): trans-Saharan

Definitions

  1. trans-Saharan

Ancestry of “transahariano”, step by step

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