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Where does “famosísimo” come from?

famosísimo (Spanish) comes from Spanish famoso, from Latin fāmōsus, from Latin fāma, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

famosísimo (Spanish): superlative degree of famoso; extremely famous

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of famoso; extremely famous

Ancestry of “famosísimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfamosofamous, well-known; celebrity, famous person
2Latinfāmōsus—
3Latinfāma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-meh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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