Etymograph

English

Gubbio

Gubbio comes from Italian Gubbio, and goes back to Umbrian πŒ‰πŒŠπŒ–πŒ…πŒ‰πŒ–πŒŒ.

  1. UmbrianmodernπŒ‰πŒŠπŒ–πŒ…πŒ‰πŒ–πŒŒ
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIguvium
  3. Italianc. 1300–presentGubbio
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. UmbrianmodernπŒ‰πŒŠπŒ–πŒ…πŒ‰πŒ–πŒŒ
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIguvium
  3. Italianc. 1300–presentGubbio
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- β€˜magpie’

pie, speight

through Proto-Italic *peikā β€˜magpie’

pied, pique, magpie, pica

Today it means

name A town in Umbria, Italy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Umbrian πŒ‰πŒŠπŒ–πŒ…πŒ‰πŒ–πŒŒ / Gubbio