adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
massīcius
*massīcius (feminine *massīcia, neuter *massīcium)
Meaning
- Proto Italo Western Romanceadjectivereconstructionmassive, solid
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ǵyéti
- Ancient Greek μάσσω(mássō)
- Latinmassīcius
Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza)bor. Latin massa Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -īcius Latin *massīcius From massa + -īcius.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmassís
- Occitanmassís
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesemaciçofrom Old Galician-Portuguese maçiço
- Spanishmacizofrom Old Spanish maçiço
- Asturianmacizu
- Galicianmacizofrom Old Galician-Portuguese maçiço
Italo-Romance
- Italianmassiccio
- Sicilianmassizzu
- Venetanmassisso
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchmassiffrom Old French massiz
- Franco-Provençalmachí