Where does “-jam” come from?
-jam (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian -ám, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.
-jam (Hungarian): Used to form the first-person singular...
Definitions
- Used to form the first-person singular...
Ancestry of “-jam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | -ám | Added to a stem or other parts of speech to form... |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ão | forms the augmentative of nouns; forms the... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -ão | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ānus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
Words derived from “-jam”