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Where does “bellissimo” come from?

bellissimo (Italian) comes from Italian bello, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

bellissimo (Italian): superlative degree of bello

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of bello

Ancestry of “bellissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbellonice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful;...
2Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
3Middle High Germanfīn—
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

Words derived from “bellissimo”

  • bellissime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →