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Where does “ottimazione” come from?

ottimazione (Italian) comes from Italian ottimare, from Italian ottimo, from Latin optimus, from Latin Ops, from Latin oscen, from Latin opscen, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

ottimazione (Italian): Synonym of ottimizzazione

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  1. Synonym of ottimizzazione

Ancestry of “ottimazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianottimareSynonym of ottimizzare
2Italianottimo"superlative of" buono; very good, very fine,...
3Latinoptimusbest; very good
4LatinOpsearth goddess, fertility deity
5Latinoscenany bird by whose song cries augurs divined...
6Latinopscen—
7Latinob-towards; against
8Latinobolusobolus
9Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
10Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
11Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
13Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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