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Where does “soprintendenza” come from?

soprintendenza (Italian) comes from Italian sopra-, from Latin suprā-.

soprintendenza (Italian): superintendence, supervision

Definitions

  1. superintendence, supervision

Ancestry of “soprintendenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansopra-over-; supra-
2Latinsuprā-—
Every word from Latin suprā- →