English
Padania
Padania comes from Italian padano ‘Padan’, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn ‘bottom’, and ultimately from *dʰewbʰ- ‘deep’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewbʰ-‘deep’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰudʰmḗn‘bottom’root as named · steps between not traced
- Ancient LigurianmodernBodincus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPadus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEPadānus‘Padan’
- Italianc. 1300–presentpadano‘Padan’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentPadania
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewbʰ-‘deep’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰudʰmḗn‘bottom’root as named · steps between not traced
- Ancient LigurianmodernBodincus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPadus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEPadānus‘Padan’
- Italianc. 1300–presentpadano‘Padan’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentPadania
- Englishtodaysame form
Equivalent to Padan + -ia
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘deep’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn ‘bottom’
Ancient Ligurian Bodincus
Latin Padus
Latin Padānus
English Padan
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘deep’
deep, depth, dumb, fundamental, dave, dip, deaf, dove, dub, butte, bottomless, typhus, fonds, profundity, doof, fundus, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn ‘bottom’
bottom, fund, foundation, founder, fond, bot, bourne, 17 more
Today it means
name A region in northern Italy, centered on the valley of the river Po.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- / Padania