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Where does “laurea” come from?

laurea (Latin) comes from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

laurea (Latin): laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...

Definitions

  1. laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of...

Ancestry of “laurea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
2English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
3Latin-āceus—
4Latin-āx—
5Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “laurea”

  • bachelor
  • laureate
  • baccalaureate
  • bach
  • bachelorhood
  • bachelorette
  • laureateship
  • postbaccalaureate
  • bachelordom
  • bachelorship
  • bachelorism
  • bacheloress
  • bachelorly
  • laurifer
  • baccalaureus
  • baccalaureatus
  • laureatus
  • laureola
  • bachiller
  • neolaureato
  • laureare
  • laureato
  • postlaurea
  • baccelliere
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