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
- to threaten
Ancestry of “amẽaçar”, step by step
amẽaçar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese mẽaçar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | mẽaçar | Alternative form of amẽaçar |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | minaciare | to threaten; present active infinitive of... |
| 3 | Latin | minācia | threat |
| 4 | Latin | mināx | projecting; overhanging; jutting out |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Latin adminaciare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | adminaciare | present active infinitive of *admināciō |
| 2 | Latin | mināciāre | — |