Where does “orgogliosissimo” come from?
orgogliosissimo (Italian) comes from Italian orgoglioso, from Italian orgoglio, from Vulgar Latin *orgollium, from Proto-West Germanic uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic uzgōljō, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
orgogliosissimo (Italian): superlative degree of orgoglioso
Definitions
- superlative degree of orgoglioso
Ancestry of “orgogliosissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | orgoglioso | proud; haughty |
| 2 | Italian | orgoglio | pride |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *orgollium | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀgōllju | pride, arrogance |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzgōljō | pride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |