Where does “-issimo” come from?

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

-issimo (Italian): Added to adjectives to form superlatives; Added...

Definitions

  1. Added to adjectives to form superlatives; Added...

Ancestry of “-issimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-issimusadded to an adjective noun to form its...
2Proto-Italic*-isəmosforms superlative forms of adjectives

Words derived from “-issimo

Every word from Proto-Italic *-isəmos
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