The Bormida ( Bormia in Piedmontese language ) is a river of north-west Italy .
4-530: 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 river Borbera and the river Borbore , but also the town of Bormio in Lombardy know since the ancient times for the thermal waters and the town of Burbons les bains in France known for
8-567: 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 . It begins at an elevation of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft) on Monte Chiappo and runs a course of 38 kilometres (24 mi) before flowing into the Scrivia as its major right tributary at Vignole Borbera . The river passes through
12-767: The Bormida di Spigno near Bistagno it joins the Tanaro , of which it is the major tributary, north-east of Alessandria . This Piedmont location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Liguria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Italy is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Borbera The Borbera ( Borbëa in Ligurian or Borbaja in Piedmontese )
16-651: The same reason. The root *borm- itself could have pre-Indo-European origins 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 Liguria from the Rocca Barbena (close to Colle Scravaion ) as ' Bormida di Millesimo , and flows at first through Liguria and then through Piedmont . After converging with
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