Where does “pretensiosamente” come from?
pretensiosamente (Italian) comes from Italian pretensioso, from Italian pretensione, from Italian tensione, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pretensiosamente (Italian): Alternative form of pretenzioso
Definitions
- Alternative form of pretenzioso
Ancestry of “pretensiosamente”, step by step
pretensiosamente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pretensioso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pretensioso | Alternative form of pretenzioso |
| 2 | Italian | pretensione | pretension, claim; overconfidence;... |
| 3 | Italian | tensione | tension, suspense; stress; pressure |
| 4 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Portuguese pretensioso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pretensioso | pretentious |