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Where does “medesimo” come from?

medesimo (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin metipsimus, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.

medesimo (Italian): same, identical, equal; very; the same one

Definitions

  1. same, identical, equal; very; the same one

Ancestry of “medesimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmetipsimussame
2Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
3Proto-Italic*e(s)peso—

Words derived from “medesimo”

  • medesimità
  • medesimamente
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