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The Bormida (''Bormia'' in
Pre-Indo-European Relics: The *borm- Root in the European Pre-Latin Context
''Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics'', 9, 2, pp. 57-69. and, therefore, could be connected with the lost language (or languages) of Prehistoric inhabitants of Europe who occupied Northern Italy before the possible arrival of the Indo-Europeans.
The Bormida rises in
Piedmontese language
Piedmontese (; autonym: or , in it, piemontese) is a language spoken by some 2,000,000 people mostly in Piedmont, northwestern region of Italy. Although considered by most linguists a separate language, in Italy it is often mistakenly regard ...
) is a river of north-west Italy
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Toponymy
The hydronym ''Bormida'' derives from the pre-Roman Ligurian proto-form ''*bormo'' ('warm or bubbling water'), also linked to the names of the gods of the springs ''Bormō'' and ''Bormānus''. Similar hydronyms are present in the region: the riverBorbera
The Borbera (''Borbëa'' in Ligurian or ''Borbaja'' in Piedmontese) is a major '' torrente'' (a stream whose flow is marked by a high degree of seasonal variation) of the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont.
Geography
It begin ...
and the river Borbore
The Borbore is a river of Piedmont, Italy. It is a left-side tributary of the Tanaro.
Geography
The Borbore rises in the hills of Roero near Guarene (province of Cuneo).
Flowing towards the north-east it enters the Province of Asti and gets fro ...
, but also the town of Bormio
Bormio ( lmo, Bormi, rm, italic=yes, , german: Worms im Veltlintal) is a town and ''comune'' with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy.
The centre of the upper Valtellina ...
in Lombardy
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know since the ancient times for the thermal waters and the town of Burbons les bains in France known for the same reason. The root ''*borm-'' itself could have pre-Indo-European originsFrancesco Perono Cacciafoco. 2015Pre-Indo-European Relics: The *borm- Root in the European Pre-Latin Context
''Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics'', 9, 2, pp. 57-69. and, therefore, could be connected with the lost language (or languages) of Prehistoric inhabitants of Europe who occupied Northern Italy before the possible arrival of the Indo-Europeans.
Geography
The Bormida rises in Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
from the Rocca Barbena
Rocca Barbena is a high mountain in the Ligurian Prealps (part of the Ligurian Alps) in Italy.
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The mountain is located on the main chain of the Alps and dominates from North Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena. Its northern ...
(close to Colle Scravaion
The Colle Scravaion (814 m) is a mountain pass in the Province of Savona ( Italy). It connects Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena with Bardineto.
Geography
The pass stands between Monte Lingo (1103 m, West) and Rocca Barbena. Located on the m ...
) as Bormida di Millesimo'', and flows at first through Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...
and then through Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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. After converging with the Bormida di Spigno near Bistagno
Bistagno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria.
Bistagno borders the following municipalities: Castelletto d'Erro, Mela ...
it joins the Tanaro
The Tanaro (; pms, Tane ; ; la, Tanarus), is a long river in northwestern Italy. The river begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the border with France, and is the most significant right-side tributary to the Po in terms of length, size of dra ...
, of which it is the major tributary, north-east of Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
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References
* Rivers of Italy Rivers of the Province of Savona Rivers of the Province of Cuneo Rivers of the Province of Asti Rivers of the Province of Alessandria Rivers of the Alps Rivers of the Apennines {{Italy-river-stub