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Where does “Freskomalerei” come from?

Freskomalerei (German) comes from German Malerei, from German -ei, from Middle High German -īe, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Freskomalerei (German): fresco

Definitions

  1. fresco

Ancestry of “Freskomalerei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMalereipainting
2German-eiForming names of sites or buildings where a...
3Middle High German-īe—
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →