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Where does “-íssimo” come from?

-íssimo (Portuguese) comes from Latin -issimus, from Proto-Italic *-isəmos.

-íssimo (Portuguese): forms the absolute superlative

Definitions

  1. forms the absolute superlative

Ancestry of “-íssimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-issimusadded to an adjective noun to form its...
2Proto-Italic*-isəmos—

Words derived from “-íssimo”

  • Altíssimo
  • altíssimo
  • obrigadíssimo
  • altissimamente
  • duríssimo
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