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Where does “-issimo” come from?

-issimo (Italian) comes from Latin -issimus, from Proto-Italic *-isəmos.

-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*-isəmos—

Words derived from “-issimo”

  • pianissimo
  • fortissimo
  • altissimo
  • prestissimo
  • bravissimo
  • dolcissimo
  • larghissimo
  • marcatissimo
  • adagissimo
  • cortissimo
  • campionissimo
  • sportivissimo
  • spassosissimo
  • poltronissima
  • importantissimo
  • adagissimo
  • cortissimo
  • solissimo
  • reverendissimo
  • temutissimo
  • obbligatissimo
  • sensualissimo
  • d'accordissimo
  • lentissimamente
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