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Where does “-ento” come from?

-ento (Portuguese) comes from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

-ento (Portuguese): -y; having a certain quality

Definitions

  1. -y; having a certain quality

Ancestry of “-ento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
2Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
3Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “-ento”

  • janeirento
  • poeirento
  • catinguento
  • sedento
  • ferrugento
  • nojento
  • grudento
  • sarnento
  • mormacento
  • morrinhento
  • calorento
  • fedorento
  • pachorrento
  • pachorrentamente
  • birrento
  • avarento
  • amarelento
  • piolhento
  • fumarento
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