Where does “curatissimo” come from?
curatissimo (Italian) comes from Italian curato, from Latin cūrātus, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
curatissimo (Italian): superlative degree of curato
Definitions
- superlative degree of curato
Ancestry of “curatissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | curato | past participle of curare; tended, kept; neat,... |
| 2 | Latin | cūrātus | arranged (taken care of) |
| 3 | Latin | cūrō | to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to |
| 4 | Latin | cūra | care, concern, thought |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |