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Where does “quercea” come from?

quercea (Latin) comes from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

quercea (Latin): inflection of querceus: ## nominative/vocative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of querceus: ## nominative/vocative...

Ancestry of “quercea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
2Proto-Italickʷerkus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “quercea”

  • querciarolo
  • quercioso
  • quercite
  • quercia
  • querceta
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