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Where does “spigolosamente” come from?

spigolosamente (Italian) comes from Italian spigoloso, from Italian spigolo, from Latin spīculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

spigolosamente (Italian): edgily, touchily

Definitions

  1. edgily, touchily

Ancestry of “spigolosamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspigolosoangular, sharp; prickly, touchy; difficult
2Italianspigolocorner; edge; first-person singular present...
3Latinspīculum—
4Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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