Where does “particolarissimo” come from?
particolarissimo (Italian) comes from Italian particolare, from Latin particulāris, from Latin particula, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “particolarissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | particolare | particular, private, personal; singular, unusual,... |
| 2 | Latin | particulāris | particular |
| 3 | Latin | particula | small part, particle |
| 4 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |