Where does “stupendo” come from?
stupendo (Italian) comes from Latin stupendum, from Latin stupere, from Latin stupeo, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tup-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
stupendo (Italian): wonderful, marvellous, stunning, fabulous,...
Definitions
- wonderful, marvellous, stunning, fabulous,...
Ancestry of “stupendo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stupendum | accusative gerund of stupeō |
| 2 | Latin | stupere | present active infinitive of stupeō; to be... |
| 3 | Latin | stupeo | I am stunned, stiffened or benumbed, stop,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tup- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
Words derived from “stupendo”