Where does “tranviario” come from?
tranviario (Italian) comes from Italian tranvia, 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 — to support; to hold.
tranviario (Italian): tram
Definitions
- tram
Ancestry of “tranviario”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tranvia | tram route; Any of the trams that run along a... |
| 2 | Spanish | tranvía | tram |
| 3 | English | tramway | The track on which a tram runs; The system of... |
| 4 | English | tram | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on... |
| 5 | Low German | traam | tram, shaft of a barrow |
| 6 | Middle High German | troum | dream |
| 7 | Old High German | troum | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | draum | dream |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |