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Where does “enfermar” come from?

enfermar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin infirmo, from Latin īnfirmus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “enfermar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininfirmoI weaken, enfeeble, deprive of strength; I...
2Latinīnfirmus—
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “enfermar”

  • enfermar
  • enfermo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →