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Where does “volpe” come from?

volpe (Italian) comes from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

volpe (Italian): fox, vixen; a crafty person

Definitions

  1. fox, vixen; a crafty person

Ancestry of “volpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulpēs—
2Latinvolpēs—
3Proto-Italicwolpisfox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

Words derived from “volpe”

  • volpacchiotto
  • volpaia
  • squalo volpe
  • volpeggiare
  • volpi
  • volpi
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