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Where does “canizie” come from?

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

canizie (Italian): Whitening or greying of the hair; A white head of...

Definitions

  1. Whitening or greying of the hair; A white head of...

Ancestry of “canizie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincanitieshoar; hoariness ; a grayish-white color; grey...
2Latin-itiesAlternative form of -iēs
3Latin-itia-ness, -ity
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →