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Where does “-izio” come from?

-izio (Italian) comes from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “-izio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-icius-itious
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “-izio”

  • prefettizio
  • avvocatizio
  • quirinalizio
  • cardinalizio
  • prelatizio
  • redditizio
  • impiegatizio
  • creditizio
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