Where does “lentísimo” come from?
lentísimo (Spanish) comes from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra.
lentísimo (Spanish): superlative degree of lento; very slow
Definitions
- superlative degree of lento; very slow
Ancestry of “lentísimo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | lento | slow |
| 2 | Galician | -ura | -ness |
| 3 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | -tūra | — |