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Where does “solteiro” come from?

solteiro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin solitarius, from Latin solitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “solteiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolitariussolitary; lonely, lonesome
2Latinsolitasa being alone, loneliness, solitude; accusative...
3Latin-tās—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “solteiro”

  • solteiro
  • solteiro
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