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Where does “valligiano” come from?

valligiano (Italian) comes from Italian valle, from Latin vallis, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

valligiano (Italian): valley; inhabitant of a valley

Definitions

  1. valley; inhabitant of a valley

Ancestry of “valligiano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvallevalley
2Latinvallisvalley, vale; hollow; dative plural of vāllum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “valligiano”

  • convalligiano
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →