Etymology

asiago

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Italian Asiago ← Medieval Latin Axiglagum
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asiago · noun1

Named after the northern Italian town of Asiago.

Asiago · proper noun2

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromAxiglagum
  2. Italian · derived fromAsiago
  3. English todayAsiago

From Italian Asiago (Venetan Axiago), from Medieval Latin Axiglagum, a predial name from a name like Asellius or Acilius. The Cimbrian name is Slege and the German name is Schlägen, both also deriving from the Latin (Aselago → Selago → Slago → Slege).

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