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Where does “sodezza” come from?

sodezza (Italian) comes from Italian sodo, from Latin soldus, from Latin solidum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

sodezza (Italian): firmness, compactness

Definitions

  1. firmness, compactness

Ancestry of “sodezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansodohard, firm
2LatinsoldusAlternative form of solidus; solid
3Latinsolidumsolid
4Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
5Proto-Italicsoliðos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →