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Where does “falar” come from?

falar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin fābulor, from Latin fābula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “falar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfābulor—
2Latinfābula—
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “falar”

  • falar
  • bem-falante
  • falado
  • falante
  • altifalante
  • galegofalante
  • altofalante
  • falen
  • falar
  • falante
  • fla
  • fala
  • fala
  • fallá
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