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Where does “-deira” come from?

-deira (Portuguese) comes from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Ancestry of “-deira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āria—
2Latin-ārius—
3Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “-deira”

  • parideira
  • furadeira
  • tremedeira
  • frigideira
  • britadeira
  • carpideira
  • brincadeira
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