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Where does “Padanus” come from?

Padanus (Latin) comes from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Padanus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPadus—
2LeponticBodincus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Padanus”

  • cispadano
  • padanità
  • circumpadano
  • traspadano
  • padano
  • transpadano
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