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Where does “preciosista” come from?

preciosista (Spanish) comes from Spanish preciosismo, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

preciosista (Spanish): writer pertaining to the French style called...

Definitions

  1. writer pertaining to the French style called...

Ancestry of “preciosista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpreciosismopréciosité; exaggeratedly dressed up
2Spanish-ismo-ism
3Frenchféminismefeminism
4French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
5Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
6Latin-ismus-ism
7Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
8Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
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