Where does “anzianotto” come from?
anzianotto (Italian) comes from Italian anziano, from Vulgar Latin anteanus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
anzianotto (Italian): old, long-in-the-tooth, over-the-hill
Definitions
- old, long-in-the-tooth, over-the-hill
Ancestry of “anzianotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | anziano | elderly, aged, old; senior; elderly person |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | anteanus | old, ancient |
| 3 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | Earlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |