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Where does “piacevole” come from?

piacevole (Italian) comes from Italian -evole, from Latin -ibilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

piacevole (Italian): pleasing, pleasant, agreeable

Definitions

  1. pleasing, pleasant, agreeable

Ancestry of “piacevole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-evole-y, -ery, -able, -ible; used to form adjectives...
2Latin-ibilis-able; able or worthy to be
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “piacevole”

  • dispiacevolmente
  • piacevolissimo
  • appiacevolire
  • dispiacevole
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