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Where does “sfizioso” come from?

sfizioso (Italian) comes from Italian -oso, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

sfizioso (Italian): whimsical, fanciful; tasty, delicious

Definitions

  1. whimsical, fanciful; tasty, delicious

Ancestry of “sfizioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-oso-ous, -ful, -y
2Latin-ōsus—
3Old Latin-ōssus—

Words derived from “sfizioso”

  • sfiziosamente
  • sfiziosità
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