Where does “pretensiosità” come from?

pretensiosità (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.

pretensiosità (Italian): Alternative form of pretenziosità

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of pretenziosità

Ancestry of “pretensiosità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianpretensiosoAlternative form of pretenzioso
2Italianpretensionepretension, claim; overconfidence;...
3Italiantensionetension, suspense; stress; pressure
4Latintensiōstretching, stretching out, extension
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-