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Where does “-ado” come from?

-ado (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

-ado (Old Portuguese): -ed

Definitions

  1. -ed

Ancestry of “-ado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-atus-ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns
2Proto-Italic-ātos—
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “-ado”

  • cruzado
  • lajeado
  • aguçado
  • ultrapassado
  • apavorado
  • protetorado
  • abacharelado
  • acamado
  • -ado
  • desnivelado
  • chocado
  • isoladamente
  • isolado
  • azulado
  • afiado
  • brasonado
  • antimoniado
  • queimado
  • arrepiado
  • teclado
  • endomingado
  • acobreado
  • mal-humorado
  • publicitado
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