Where does “Bajazzo” come from?
Bajazzo (German) comes from French paillasse, from French -asse, from Old French -ace, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Bajazzo (German): comic figure or buffoon in Italian theater
Definitions
- comic figure or buffoon in Italian theater
Ancestry of “Bajazzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paillasse | paillasse, straw mattress; laboratory desk;... |
| 2 | French | -asse | Suffix forming the first-person singular... |
| 3 | Old French | -ace | Suffix used to form feminine, usually concrete... |
| 4 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |