Where does “sorpresissimo” come from?
sorpresissimo (Italian) comes from Italian sorpreso, from Italian sorprendere, from Italian prendere, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “sorpresissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sorpreso | past participle of sorprendere; surprised,... |
| 2 | Italian | sorprendere | to surprise, catch, catch out; to surprise,... |
| 3 | Italian | prendere | to take, hold, pick up, get; to conquer; to take |
| 4 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |