"prestezza" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Italian prestezza (literally “quickness”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|it:prestezza<lit:quickness>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "prestezza", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "prestezza", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="prestezza"> Borrowed from Italian prestezza (literally “quickness”)., {{ety|en|:bor|it:prestezza<lit:quickness>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Italian presto Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Italian -ezza Italian prestezzabor. English prestezza Borrowed from Italian prestezza (literally “quickness”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} prestezza (uncountable)
  1. (painting) A painting technique which uses a series of fast brushstrokes to create the impression of faces and objects, rather than working out their details. Tags: uncountable

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /presˈtet.t͡sa/ Forms: prestezze [plural]
Rhymes: -ettsa Etymology: From presto + -ezza. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|presto|-ezza}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itia", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-ezza", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "prestezza", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="prestezza">, {{suffix|it|presto|ezza}} presto + -ezza, {{ety|it|:af|presto|-ezza}} Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} prestezza f (plural prestezze), {{tlb|it|rare}} (rare)
  1. quickness Tags: feminine, rare Synonyms: prontezza, rapidità, sveltezza Related terms: presto

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