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Where does “estetologia” come from?

estetologia (Italian) comes from Italian estetica, from French esthétique, from New Latin aesthēticus, from Ancient Greek αἰσθητικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

estetologia (Italian): aesthetics

Definitions

  1. aesthetics

Ancestry of “estetologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianesteticafeminine singular of estetico; aesthetics
2Frenchesthétiqueaesthetic; aesthetics
3New Latinaesthēticus—
4Ancient Greekαἰσθητικόςof or for perception of the senses; sensitive,...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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