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Where does “durezza” come from?

durezza (Italian) comes from Latin duritia, 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.

durezza (Italian): hardness; stiffness; rigidity

Definitions

  1. hardness; stiffness; rigidity

Ancestry of “durezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduritiahardness, rigidity; harsh, having a harsh flavor;...
2Latin-itia-ness, -ity
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “durezza”

  • microdurezza
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