Where does “stranissimo” come from?
stranissimo (Italian) comes from Italian strano, from Italian stranio, from Latin extrāneus, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos — Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material.
Ancestry of “stranissimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | strano | strange, odd, dodgy; whimsical |
| 2 | Italian | stranio | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | extrāneus | foreign |
| 4 | Latin | -āneus | forming adjectives Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | Forms adjectives indicating being formed out of a material |