Where does “pessimo” come from?
pessimo (Italian) comes from Latin pessimus, from Proto-Italic pessemos, from Proto-Indo-European ped-tm̥mó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pessimo (Italian): "superlative of" cattivo; very bad, awful, foul,...
Definitions
- "superlative of" cattivo; very bad, awful, foul,...
Ancestry of “pessimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pessimus | worst |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pessemos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ped-tm̥mó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “pessimo”