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Where does “importante” come from?

importante (French) comes from French important, from French importer, from Latin importāre.

importante (French): feminine singular of important

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of important

Ancestry of “importante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchimportantimportant; significant; present participle of...
2Frenchimporterto import; to matter, to be relevant, important
3Latinimportāre—
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