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Where does “morbidezza” come from?

morbidezza (English) comes from Italian morbidezza, from Italian -ezza, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

morbidezza (English): Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense,...

Definitions

  1. Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense,...

Ancestry of “morbidezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmorbidezzasoftness, smoothness, tenderness, mellowness
2Italian-ezzaAdded to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;...
3Latin-itia-ness, -ity
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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