Where does “pollegar” come from?
pollegar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pollicāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
Ancestry of “pollegar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pollicāris | of a thumb |
| 2 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 3 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |