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Where does “tramontane” come from?

tramontane (Old French) comes from Italian tramontana, from Italian tramontano, from Latin trānsmontānus, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “tramontane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantramontanatramontana; North; feminine singular of...
2Italiantramontanobeyond the mountains; Alternative form of...
3Latintrānsmontānus—
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “tramontane”

  • tramontane
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