Where does “petitissime” come from?

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

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
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	forms superlative forms of adjectives

Every word from Proto-Italic *-isəmos →Every word from Italian -issimo →Every word from Latin -issimus →