Where does “politezza” come from?

politezza (Italian) comes from Italian polito, from Latin polītus, from Latin poliō — to polish, to smooth.

politezza (Italian): polish; refinement

Definitions

  1. polish; refinement

Ancestry of “politezza”, step by step

politezza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian polito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpolitopolished; burnished; refined
2Latinpolītuspolished
3Latinpoliōto polish, to smooth

via Italian pulire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpulireto clean, to wipe, to scrub, to wash, to brush,...

Words derived from “politezza”

Every word from Latin poliō →Every word from Latin polītus →Every word from Italian polito →