Where does “vertiginoso” come from?

vertiginoso (Portuguese) comes from Latin vertiginōsus, from Latin vertīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

vertiginoso (Portuguese): vertiginous; happening very fast and intensely

Definitions

  1. vertiginous; happening very fast and intensely

Ancestry of “vertiginoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvertiginōsusSuffering from vertigo or giddiness
2Latinvertīgōgyration, giddiness, dizziness
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “vertiginoso”

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