Where does “petitissime” come from?
petitissime (French) comes from French -issime, from Italian -issimo, from Latin -issimus, from Proto-Italic *-isəmos.
petitissime (French): very small, very little, or both
Definitions
- very small, very little, or both
Ancestry of “petitissime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | -issime | suffix used to form superlative forms of... |
| 2 | Italian | -issimo | Added to adjectives to form superlatives; Added... |
| 3 | Latin | -issimus | added to an adjective noun to form its... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-isəmos | — |