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Where does “definitezza” come from?

definitezza (Italian) comes from Italian definito, from Italian definire, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

definitezza (Italian): definiteness

Definitions

  1. definiteness

Ancestry of “definitezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandefinitodefinite, defined, determinate; clear cut, sharp;...
2Italiandefinireto define, resolve
3Latindēfīniō—
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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