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Where does “astuzia” come from?

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

astuzia (Italian): astuteness, shrewdness; trick

Definitions

  1. astuteness, shrewdness; trick

Ancestry of “astuzia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinastutiacunning; astuteness; trick, stratagem
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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