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Where does “sussiegoso” come from?

sussiegoso (Italian) comes from Italian sussiego, from Spanish sosiego, from Spanish sosegar, from Old Spanish sessegar, from Vulgar Latin sessicare, from Latin sessus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

sussiegoso (Italian): pompous, haughty, self-important, inflated

Definitions

  1. pompous, haughty, self-important, inflated

Ancestry of “sussiegoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansussiegoself-importance, haughtiness, arrogance
2Spanishsosiegocalm, peace, serenity
3Spanishsosegarto calm; to calm down
4Old Spanishsessegar—
5Vulgar Latinsessicare—
6Latinsessusa sitting
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “sussiegoso”

  • sussiegosamente
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