borgo

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Italian word borgo comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (High.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰrgʰ-

*bʰérǵʰonts (Proto-Indo-European)

High.

*bʰrgʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

fortified elevation

*burgz (Proto-Germanic)

(fortified) city. Fortification, stronghold.

*burg (Frankish)

(fortified) city. Fortification, castle.

*burgus (Vulgar Latin)

burgus (Late Latin)

borgo (Italian)

Borough. District. Suburb. Village.

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