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Where does “metonimico” come from?

metonimico (Italian) comes from Italian -ico, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

metonimico (Italian): metonymic, metonymical

Definitions

  1. metonymic, metonymical

Ancestry of “metonimico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-ico-ic
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Proto-Italic*-ikos—

Words derived from “metonimico”

  • metonimicamente
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