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Where does “-ense” come from?

-ense (Portuguese) comes from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

-ense (Portuguese): forms the names of residents or inhabitants of a...

Definitions

  1. forms the names of residents or inhabitants of a...

Ancestry of “-ense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ensisOf or from
2Latinarvumfield; farm land
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “-ense”

  • fluminense
  • fluminensis
  • singapurense
  • zimbabuense
  • palmeirense
  • timorense
  • quebequense
  • estado-unidense
  • santanense
  • cruzeirense
  • nicaraguense
  • parmense
  • andorrense
  • botafoguense
  • berlinense
  • sul-rio-grandense
  • fluminense
  • rio-grandense
  • chapecoense
  • bahamense
  • norte-rio-grandense
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