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Where does “amẽaçar” come from?

amẽaçar (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mẽaçar, from Vulgar Latin minaciare, from Latin minācia, from Latin mināx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

amẽaçar (Old Portuguese): to threaten

Definitions

  1. to threaten

Ancestry of “amẽaçar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesemẽaçarAlternative form of amẽaçar
2Vulgar Latinminaciareto threaten; present active infinitive of...
3Latinminācia—
4Latinmināx—
5Latin-āx—
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “amẽaçar”

  • ameaçar
  • ameaçador
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