Where does “-azo” come from?
-azo (Spanish) comes from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
-azo (Spanish): Forming augmentatives; words expressing greatness...
Definitions
- Forming augmentatives; words expressing greatness...
Ancestry of “-azo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -āceus | — |
| 2 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “-azo”