Where does “estesissimo” come from?
estesissimo (Italian) comes from Italian esteso, from Latin extēnsus, from Latin extendō, from Latin tendō, from Ancient Greek τένων, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
estesissimo (Italian): superlative degree of esteso
Definitions
- superlative degree of esteso
Ancestry of “estesissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | esteso | past participle of estendere; large, broad, wide,... |
| 2 | Latin | extēnsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | extendō | — |
| 4 | Latin | tendō | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τένων | tendon, sinew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |