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Where does “vandalismo” come from?

vandalismo (Italian) comes from French vandalisme, from French Vandale, from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vandalismo (Italian): vandalism

Definitions

  1. vandalism

Ancestry of “vandalismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvandalismevandalism
2FrenchVandaleVandal
3LatinVandalusVandal
4Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vandalismo”

  • antivandalismo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →