Where does “-ão” come from?
-ão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus.
-ão (Portuguese): forms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
Definitions
- forms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
Ancestry of “-ão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | -ão | — |
| 2 | Latin | -ānus | — |