-issimus

Latin

suffix-adj

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *-isemos derived from Proto-Indo-European *-is- (comparative, suffix indicating a glossary).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-is-

Gloss

comparative, suffix indicating a glossary

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-issimo Italian
lentissimamente Italian
-ísimo Spanish, Castilian
*-is- Proto-Indo-European
*h₁eǵʰs Proto-Indo-European
-íssimo Portuguese
*-umô Proto-Germanic
-uma Old English
-íssim Catalan, Valencian
*-isemos Proto-Italic