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Where does “carezzare” come from?

carezzare (Italian) comes from Italian carezza, from Italian -ezza, 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.

carezzare (Italian): Alternative spelling of accarezzare

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of accarezzare

Ancestry of “carezzare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarezzacaress; pat, pet
2Italian-ezzaAdded to adjectives to form abstract nouns; -ity;...
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

Words derived from “carezzare”

  • carezzevole
  • carezzevolmente
  • caresser
  • karese
  • karesi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →