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
- -y; having a certain quality
Ancestry of “-ento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 2 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 3 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
Words derived from “-ento”