Where does “machiavellico” come from?

machiavellico (Italian) comes from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.

machiavellico (Italian): Machiavellian

Definitions

  1. Machiavellian

Ancestry of “machiavellico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ico-ic
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Proto-Italic*-ikosforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'

Words derived from “machiavellico

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ikosEvery word from Latin -icusEvery word from Italian -ico
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