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Proserpio
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Italian
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Etymology
Mentioned in some medieval documents as Proxervium and Puserbium, the toponym may be related to the name of the Roman goddess la Prōserpina, or a compound of it la prātum meadow + la Servius a Latin praenomen.
Pronunciation
prosèrpio
Proper noun
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it village/and/municipality p:pref/Como r/Lombardy c/Italy
Derived terms
it proserpino
Proper noun
mfbysense
it place names
Further reading
it Garzanti:Toponomastica 522b Proserpio