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Where does “tranvia” come from?

tranvia (Italian) comes from Spanish tranvía, from English tramway, from English tram, from Low German traam, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz — to support; to hold.

tranvia (Italian): tram route; Any of the trams that run along a...

Definitions

  1. tram route; Any of the trams that run along a...

Ancestry of “tranvia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtranvíatram
2EnglishtramwayThe track on which a tram runs; The system of...
3EnglishtramA passenger vehicle for public use that runs on...
4Low Germantraamtram, shaft of a barrow
5Middle High Germantroum—
6Old High Germantroum—
7Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
8Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
9Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
12Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “tranvia”

  • autoferrotranviario
  • ferrotranviario
  • tranviario
  • tranviere
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