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Where does “opacità” come from?

opacità (Italian) comes from Latin opacitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

opacità (Italian): opacity, opaqueness; dullness

Definitions

  1. opacity, opaqueness; dullness

Ancestry of “opacità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopacitasshadiness, shade
2Latin-tās—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “opacità”

  • radiopacità
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