English
Gorizia
Gorizia comes from Slovene Gorica, from gora ‘mountain, hill’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- ‘to express approval’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷerH-‘to express approval’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gora‘mountain’reconstructed
- Slovenemoderngora‘mountain, hill’
- Slovene, derivedmodernGoricadiminutive of gora
- Italianc. 1300–presentGorizia
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʷerH-‘to express approval’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gora‘mountain’reconstructed
- Slovenemoderngora‘mountain, hill’
- Slovene, derivedmodernGoricadiminutive of gora
- Italianc. 1300–presentGorizia
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- ‘to express approval’
agree, grace, gratitude, congratulate, gracious, grate, gratis, gratuitous, congratulation, gracias, gree, 11 more
Today it means
name A province of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, formally known as a regional decentralization entity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- / Gorizia