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Where does “larghissimo” come from?

larghissimo (English) comes from Italian larghissimo, from Italian -issimo, from Latin -issimus, from Proto-Italic *-isəmos.

larghissimo (English): As slowly as possible; The slowest tempo

Definitions

  1. As slowly as possible; The slowest tempo

Ancestry of “larghissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlarghissimosuperlative degree of largo
2Italian-issimoAdded to adjectives to form superlatives; Added...
3Latin-issimusadded to an adjective noun to form its...
4Proto-Italic*-isəmos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-isəmos →