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Where does “evidenziare” come from?

evidenziare (Italian) comes from Italian evidenza, from Latin evidentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

evidenziare (Italian): to highlight, to stress, to emphasize, to...

Definitions

  1. to highlight, to stress, to emphasize, to...

Ancestry of “evidenziare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianevidenzaevidence, obviousness; force, vividness
2Latinevidentiaevidence; obviousness; vividness
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 “evidenziare”

  • evidenziamento
  • evidenziazione
  • evidenziabile
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