Where does “génialissime” come from?

génialissime (French) comes from French -issime, from Italian -issimo, from Latin -issimus, from Proto-Italic *-isəmos — forms superlative forms of adjectives.

génialissime (French): superlative degree of génial: supergreat

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of génial: supergreat

Ancestry of “génialissime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-issimesuffix used to form superlative forms of...
2Italian-issimoAdded to adjectives to form superlatives; Added...
3Latin-issimusadded to an adjective noun to form its...
4Proto-Italic*-isəmosforms superlative forms of adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic *-isəmos →Every word from Italian -issimo →Every word from Latin -issimus →