Where does “dolciastro” come from?

dolciastro (Italian) comes from Italian -astro, from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.

dolciastro (Italian): sweetish; sickly; ingratiating

Definitions

  1. sweetish; sickly; ingratiating

Ancestry of “dolciastro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-astroused to form pejoratives; -aster, -ster
2Latin-astrum—
3Latin-asterpater + API → patraster
Every word from Latin -aster →Every word from Italian -astro →Every word from Latin -astrum →