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Where does “pantano” come from?

pantano (Spanish) comes from Italian pantano, from Italian Pantanus.

pantano (Spanish): swamp, marsh; moor; reservoir

Definitions

  1. swamp, marsh; moor; reservoir

Ancestry of “pantano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpantanoquagmire, marsh, swamp, bog
2ItalianPantanus—

Words derived from “pantano”

  • empantanar
  • pantanoso
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