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Where does “adulto” come from?

adulto (Italian) comes from Latin adultus, from Latin adolesco, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

adulto (Italian): adult, grown-up; adult

Definitions

  1. adult, grown-up; adult

Ancestry of “adulto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadultusmagnified or piled up with for sacrifice; burned,...
2LatinadolescoI grow up, become an adult; I mature; I increase...
3Latinadoleō—
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “adulto”

  • adulti
  • adulta
  • subadulto
  • adultizzazione
  • adulte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →