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Where does “ágata” come from?

ágata (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Ágata, from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή, from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός, from Proto-Hellenic əgatʰós, from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ágata (Portuguese): agate

Definitions

  1. agate

Ancestry of “ágata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseÁgata—
2LatinAgatha—
3Ancient GreekἈγαθή—
4Ancient Greekἀγαθόςgood, brave, noble, moral; fortunate, lucky;...
5Proto-Hellenicəgatʰós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanm̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ósmade great; whose deeds are great
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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