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Where does “superficiale” come from?

superficiale (Italian) comes from Latin superficialis, from Latin superficiēs, from Latin faciēs, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

superficiale (Italian): superficial; scrappy; a superficial person

Definitions

  1. superficial; scrappy; a superficial person

Ancestry of “superficiale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuperficialisOf or pertaining to the surface, superficial
2Latinsuperficiēs—
3Latinfaciēs—
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “superficiale”

  • superficialmente
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