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Where does “senlleiro” come from?

senlleiro (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin singularius, from Latin singulāris, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

senlleiro (Old Portuguese): alone, unique; single

Definitions

  1. alone, unique; single

Ancestry of “senlleiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsingulariussingle, peculiar; singular
2Latinsingulāris—
3Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
4Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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