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Where does “minuziosaggine” come from?

minuziosaggine (Italian) comes from Italian minuzioso, from Italian minuzia, from Latin minutia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

minuziosaggine (Italian): meticulousness; minuteness; detail, cavil

Definitions

  1. meticulousness; minuteness; detail, cavil

Ancestry of “minuziosaggine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianminuziosometiculous, said especially of people who are...
2Italianminuziameticulousness; detail
3Latinminutiasmallness, fineness, minuteness
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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