Where does “-am” come from?
-am (Hungarian) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus.
-am (Hungarian): Added to a stem or other parts of speech to form...
Definitions
- Added to a stem or other parts of speech to form...
Ancestry of “-am”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | -ão | forms the augmentative of nouns; forms the... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | -ão | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ānus | — |