Where does “durissimo” come from?

durissimo (Italian) comes from Italian duro, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic dūros, from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- — far; long.

durissimo (Italian): superlative degree of duro

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of duro

Ancestry of “durissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandurohard; tough, harsh; stringy
2Latindūrus—
3Proto-Italicdūros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
5Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dweh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European duh₂-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Italic dūros →
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