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Where does “importantissime” come from?

importantissime (Italian) comes from Italian importantissimo, from Italian importante, from Italian -ante, from Latin -āns, from Latin -ns, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön — sound, voice.

importantissime (Italian): feminine plural of importantissimo

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of importantissimo

Ancestry of “importantissime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianimportantissimosuperlative degree of importante
2Italianimportanteimportant; present participle of importare
3Italian-anteUsed with a stem to form the present participle...
4Latin-āns—
5Latin-ns-ing; ending of the present active participle
6Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
7Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
8Hungarianönyou
9Hungarianön-self-
10Turkishönfront
11Ottoman Turkishاوك—
12Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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