Where does “assonanza” come from?
assonanza (Italian) comes from Italian -anza, from Latin -antia, from Latin -entia.
assonanza (Italian): assonance
Ancestry of “assonanza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -anza | Added to nouns and adjectives to indicate a state... |
| 2 | Latin | -antia | -ance |
| 3 | Latin | -entia | — |