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Where does “acidezza” come from?

acidezza (Italian) comes from Italian -ezza, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

acidezza (Italian): acidity, sourness

Definitions

  1. acidity, sourness

Ancestry of “acidezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ezzaAdded to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;...
2Latin-itia-ness, -ity
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →