Where does “tolstoiano” come from?

tolstoiano (Italian) comes from Italian Tolstoj, from Russian Толсто́й, from Russian то́лстый, from Russian -щина — Suffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism.

tolstoiano (Italian): Tolstoyan

Definitions

  1. Tolstoyan

Ancestry of “tolstoiano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianTolstoj—
2RussianТолсто́йparticularly Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer, September 9, 1828 — November 20, 1910
3Russianто́лстыйstout
4Russian-щинаSuffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
Every word from Russian -щина →Every word from Russian то́лстый →Every word from Russian Толсто́й →