Where does “cortísimo” come from?
cortísimo (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ísimo, from Latin -issimus, from Proto-Italic *-isəmos.
cortísimo (Spanish): superlative degree of corto
Definitions
- superlative degree of corto
Ancestry of “cortísimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -ísimo | Added to adjectives to form the absolute... |
| 2 | Latin | -issimus | added to an adjective noun to form its... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-isəmos | — |