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Where does “portugāliete” come from?

portugāliete (Latvian) comes from Latvian -iete, from Latvian -e — Used to derive feminine nouns from masculine...

portugāliete (Latvian): a Portuguese woman, a woman born in Estonia

Definitions

  1. a Portuguese woman, a woman born in Estonia

Ancestry of “portugāliete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvian-ietefemale equivalent of -ietis
2Latvian-eUsed to derive feminine nouns from masculine...
Every word from Latvian -e →